From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Aug 14 15:29:35 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 366F61065685 for ; Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:29:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from spomerg@cwu.EDU) Received: from charybdis.cts.cwu.edu (charybdis.cts.cwu.edu [198.104.67.152]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1F23E8FC23 for ; Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:29:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from spomerg@cwu.EDU) Received: from CONVERSION-CWU-DAEMON.CHARYBDIS.CTS.CWU.EDU by CHARYBDIS.CTS.CWU.EDU (PMDF V6.4 #31640) id <01MYCC32AQDS000ODA@CHARYBDIS.CTS.CWU.EDU> for freebsd-stable@freebsd.org; Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:29:34 -0700 (PDT) Received: from hermes.cwu.edu (hermes.cwu.edu [172.16.21.28]) by CHARYBDIS.CTS.CWU.EDU (PMDF V6.4 #31640) with ESMTP id <01MYCC321WZO000N1Z@CHARYBDIS.CTS.CWU.EDU> for freebsd-stable@freebsd.org; Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:29:34 -0700 (PDT) Received: from cwugate1-MTA by hermes.cwu.edu with Novell_GroupWise; Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:29:34 -0700 Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:29:27 -0700 From: Gavin Spomer To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Message-id: <48A3ECE7020000900001C150@hermes.cwu.edu> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise Internet Agent 7.0.3 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Content-disposition: inline Subject: Re: ssh-keygen between SuSE and FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:29:35 -0000 >>> Lyndon Nerenberg 08/13/08 7:10 PM >>> > You need to start an ssh-agent on the machine you're connecting from = and=20 > populate it with your keychain: >=20 > eval `ssh-agent` > ssh-add >=20 > Add the above to your .profile, or check the Linux PAM implementation = to=20 > see if it has ssh session support. >=20 > --lyndon Thanks. That made it possible for me to ssh from SuSE server to FreeBSD server, = but now when I ssh from my Mac to SuSE server it wants a password now: Enter passphrase for /home/myusername/.ssh/id_rsa: I read the FreeBSD handbook section "14.11.7 ssh-agent and ssh-add" and = don't have anything much more intelligent to say but "I don't understand". = ;) Questions: 1. If the ssh-agent and ssh-add utilities load the keys into memory, = they'd be wiped if I rebooted? 2. Is #1 why I'd add it to my ~/.profile? 3. How am I able to ssh (without a password) from my Mac to SuSE server = or Mac to FreeBSD server when I don't have "eval `ssh-agent`" and "ssh-add" in my .profile on my Mac?