Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2003 18:27:55 +0100 From: dick hoogendijk <dick@nagual.st> To: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: fbsd backup 2 remote Message-ID: <20030223172755.GA25279@lothlorien.nagual.st> In-Reply-To: <20030222214628.GB7546@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophi> References: <20030222145404.GA251@pooh.nagual.st> <20030222160437.GA5430@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophi> <20030222210343.GA18760@nagual.st> <20030222214628.GB7546@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophi>
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On 22 Feb Matthew Seaman wrote: > Start up the ssh-agent and load the key into it: > # eval `ssh-agent` > # ssh-add /user/.ssh/id_rsa > When you're done, remember to shut down the ssh-agent: > # eval `ssh-agent -k` Is this kind of a safety measure? Isn't it simpler to activate ssh-agent on login so I can auto use ssh connections. Why is it better to always go through this ruleset? If not, where do I activate it on login? In my (login) .profile or my (shell)rc i.e. .tcsh Secondly: does a user really need a passphrase? Root? Sure! But a normal user? -- dick -- http://www.nagual.st/ -- PGP/GnuPG key: F86289CE ++ Running FreeBSD 4.7 ++ Debian GNU/Linux (Woody) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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