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When in the graphical environment, seahorse unlocks my ssh key (locked with a passphrase) so I can ssh to another host without entering a passphrase.

But when on the command line, I am still asked for such a passphrase.

Is there a way to have ssh-agent unlock my key on login the way seahorse does? Also, what is the proper way to start ssh-agent on login?

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sudo apt install keychain

and add

if [ -z "$TMUX" ] ; then keychain -q ~/.ssh/id_rsa; fi . ~/.keychain/$(hostname)-sh 2> /dev/null

to ~/.bashrc

https://linux.die.net/man/1/keychain

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  • But I already have ssh-agent installed, as well as seahorse, wouldn't in be a third key agent?... Can't I just use ssh-agent? Besides, does seahorse use ssh-agent/gpg-agent to manage ssh/gpg keys or does it bring its own agent with it? Commented Jan 4, 2021 at 20:02
  • @Ninguém "keychain - re-use ssh-agent ... between logins" you can use just ssh-agent if you want to be asked for a password on every login. Commented Jan 4, 2021 at 20:16
  • Hum! In that case... Commented Jan 4, 2021 at 20:20

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