Re: ssh-add no longer accepts passphrase
On Tue, Aug 05, 2025 at 09:56:30AM -0400, Dan Ritter wrote:
> My openssh-client is
> Version: 1:9.2p1-2+deb12u7
That is what I have.
> ssh-add works properly for me:
>
> $ ssh-add
> Enter passphrase for /home/dsr/.ssh/id_rsa:
> Identity added: /home/dsr/.ssh/id_rsa (/home/dsr/.ssh/id_rsa)
> Enter passphrase for /home/dsr/.ssh/id_ed25519:
> Identity added: /home/dsr/.ssh/id_ed25519 (dsr@newtao)
That is what I expected to see - although both use the same passphrase.
> Are you certain that the disk failure could not be responsible?
Yes: The disk that failed is one to which I do a backup at night; so I have
lost internal daily backups but not external occasional ones.
The main disk that holds $HOME is a RAID-1 pair.
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