I can confirm what Andre is saying: launching a terminal via the launcher or the dash (or synapse) results in Unity not using gnome- keyring. If I launch via ctrl-alt-t gnome-keyring is used.
Launch via the dash: SSH_AGENT_PID=2253 SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/tmp/ssh-y0YsIQziIbZX/agent.2249 Launch via ctr-alt-t: SSH_AGENT_PID=2253 SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/run/user/1000/keyring-0WLPB7/ssh -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-keyring in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1271591 Title: upstart job race prevents gnome-keyring from being ssh agent To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-keyring/+bug/1271591/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs