On Thu, Aug 26, 1999 at 05:59:38PM -0500, Jon Marler wrote: > I have read the SSH FAQ(s) and can not find the solution to this problem. > I am getting this error when trying to make a remote ssh connection as any > user other than root: > > Agent parent directory is not sticky, mode is 40777 it should be 041777 > > Can someone please help me fix this problem? chmod 1777 /tmp THe ssh-agent requires the modes to be set correctly in order to protect you, the user.