Francois Gouget <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > 'ssh-agent -s' outputs a mini-script that sets the SSH_XXX variables.
I would generally recommend against running it this way; the ssh-agent process can easily end up outliving your session, which is not necessarily ideal as far as security goes. (Yes, other users still can't talk to it unless they manage to gain access to your account anyway, but it's probably still best for anything that has your keys to terminate promptly.) In particular, note that the system-wide Xsession code ends up exec-ing REALSTARTUP, which is by no means guaranteed to kill $SSH_AGENT_PID when done, so most sessions probably will end up leaving ssh-agent processes behind. -- Aaron M. Ucko, KB1CJC (amu at alum.mit.edu, ucko at debian.org) Finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] (NOT a valid e-mail address) for more info. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
