It then gives the error "Agent admitted failure to sign using the key."
$ eval `ssh-agent` Agent pid 9903 $ ssh-add -c /home/user/.ssh/key_rsa Enter passphrase for /home/user/.ssh/key_5501_rsa: Identity added: /home/user/.ssh/key_rsa (/home/user/.ssh/key_rsa) The user must confirm each use of the key $ ssh -i /home/lars/.ssh/key_rsa -l user XX.YY.ZZ.AA Agent admitted failure to sign using the key. Enter passphrase for key '/home/user/.ssh/key_rsa': -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to openssh in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1067301 Title: ssh-add: Error reading response length from authentication socket. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openssh/+bug/1067301/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs