Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 16:56:43 +0100 (CET) From: "Lars Kristiansen" <lars+lister.freebsd@adventuras.no> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: SSH-agent setting Message-ID: <57240.213.236.228.129.1108483003.squirrel@mail.adventuras.no> In-Reply-To: <55651.213.236.228.129.1108481931.squirrel@mail.adventuras.no> References: <20050215142205.GA28272@phenix.rootshell.be> <55651.213.236.228.129.1108481931.squirrel@mail.adventuras.no>
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>> Hello, >> >> I set ssh-agent just fine for a session from a xterm under X. >> >> >> But what I'd like to have is once I log in to have session start from >> my .profile so that when I do "startx" every subsequent xterm >> 'inherits' the ssh-agent so that I don't have to type in the password. >> >> Is such a thing do-able ? > > in ~/.xinit start your windowmanager with something like: correction: i have this in the file ~/.xsession , sorry. > "/usr/bin/ssh-agent ~/bin/startmywindowmanager" > > if you are using xdm, some applications in ports can help you with > providing a password-dialog, among others "ssh_askpass_gtk2". > > -- > Hilsen Lars > > >> >> Thank you >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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