Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2000 23:17:38 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org> To: Paul Herman <pherman@frenchfries.net> Cc: cjclark@alum.mit.edu, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Question about the use of ssh-agent(1) Message-ID: <20000709231738.A8365@parish> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0007100001380.2764-100000@bagabeedaboo.security.at12.de>; from pherman@frenchfries.net on Mon, Jul 10, 2000 at 12:10:04AM %2B0200 References: <20000709223946.F233@parish> <Pine.BSF.4.21.0007100001380.2764-100000@bagabeedaboo.security.at12.de>
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On Mon, Jul 10, 2000 at 12:10:04AM +0200, Paul Herman wrote: > On Sun, 9 Jul 2000, Mark Ovens wrote: > > > > Anywhoo, for my extra $0.02. I typically use ssh-agent to "parent" an > > > entire X session. I have the following alias, > > > > > > alias ssh-startx ssh-agent startx > > > > > > > Ah, that seems like a cleaner solution (I don't envisage needing ssh > > in the console). > > Oh, I thought you mentioned ttyv*. I did, but since the solution (especially identifying the last program using the agent when using ssh-agent -k) is not particularly simple I figured that Crist's solution was the best road to take. thanks for your help guys. > In anycase, if you wish to use ssh > in multiple terminals /usr/ports/misc/screen will do the job nicely. > Then you have $SSH_* in both worlds, X and ttyv. That's what I use: > > ttv0 login, ssh-agent screen, startup some screens, startx, etc... > > -Paul. > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- If I buy a copy of WinDelete, and it doesn't delete Windows, am I entitled to my money back? ________________________________________________________________ FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org My Webpage http://ukug.uk.freebsd.org/~mark/ mailto:mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org http://www.radan.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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