I am unable to locate "sendchenv". This tool looks like it solves a
frustrating problem I have been having (getting regtool changes to
register in any new Cygwin/Windows program). Can you point out where to
find it?
Karl M wrote:
Hi H.S....
Using keychain is only one way, it is not the only way. I no longer
use keychain.
I launch ssh-agent from a bash script that is run as a service from
cygrunsrv; it is run as the user, not as SYSTEM. This makes the
ssh-agent process survive Windows logout; I only have to enter a
passphrase after reboot. The bash script edits the user registry to
define the environment variable for the ssh-agent socket. It sends a
message that the environment has been updated and then waits on a
sleeping child to keep the service control manager happy.
The script looks like
$ cat /bin/secret-agent-service
#!/bin/bash
# Launch the ssh-agent from a service so it survives logoff.
# When the service stops, kill the ssh-agent.
trap "ssh-agent -k;
exit 0" TERM
# Clean up old files that may be left behind after a crash.
# The file permissions make this safe to do in a multi-user
# environment, but "/tmp" must be local to this host.
rm -rf /tmp/ssh-*
# Launch the ssh-agent.
eval $(ssh-agent)
# Provide the ssh-agent socket ID via the registry and broadcast
# the change in case the user is logged before we finish.
# Do not provide the ssh-agent PID to minimize the risk of
# killing the ssh-agent.
regtool -s set /HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Environment/SSH_AUTH_SOCK
$SSH_AUTH_SOCK
sendchenv
# Wait quietly until the service is stopped.
while true; do
sleep 24h &
wait
done
In my .bash_profile I have
ssh-add -l >/dev/null 2>&1
if [ $? -eq 1 ]; then
ssh-add
fi
which checks if the agent is there and needs a passphrase, and if so,
invokes ssh-add and I enter my passphrase.
I will look at the new cygrunsrv changes and see if I can simplify
things and then propose a package.
This saves almost one second of CPU time when I start a bash window,
compared to using keychain (also launched as a service).
HTH,
...Karl
From: "H.S." Subject: Re: how to make ssh-agent automatically
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 21:24:20 -0500
Hi Karl,
Karl M wrote:
> Hi HS...
>
> You can use keychain (a package available from setup.exe).
>
> I do something like
>
> ssh-add -l >/dev/null 2>&1
> if [ $? -eq 1 ]; then
> ssh-add
> fi
>
> in my .bash_profile, because keychain is slow when I launch several
> windows.
Okay, I will try that. BTW, just out of curosity, is using keychain only
one of the methods to achieve this or is it the only method? I mean, is
it possible to do this without keychain or any other packages and just
with ssh and rsync and login/logout files and environment variables?
>
> Why do you kill the agent when you log out? (Windows will kill it when
> you log off from windows.)
Currently I was starting ssh-agent in cygwin command prompt window. And
if I did not kill ssh-agent the window would not close upon exit. By
killing if from .bash_logout solved that problem.
thanks,
->HS
> If you want to keep the agent around from one login to the next,
you can
> launch the agent as a service. I used to do that with keychain, but
for
> performance reasons, I use ssh-agent and ssh-add directly. I plan on
> proposing a package for doing this.
>
> HTH,
>
> ...Karl
>
>
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