Importing locked private ssh key

[Colin Paul Adams]

>>>>> "Aaron" == Aaron Konstam <akonstam at sbcglobal.net> writes:

    Aaron> On Sat, 2008-08-09 at 14:47 +0100, Colin Paul Adams wrote:
    >> I have the following in my .bash_profile:
    >> 
    >> keychain --eval id_dsa seahorse-agent
    >> 
    >> Whenever I login to X11, I am prompted for the passphrase,
    >> which I enter (no problem).
    >> 
    >> then whenever I first try to do an ssh, I get a dialog box
    >> which says something like:
    >> 
    >> The system wants to import a private key id_dsa, but cannot as
    >> it is locked. Enter a passphrase to unlock it.
    >> 
    >> I enter the passphrase, and the dialog closes.
    >> 
    >> I then have to try the ssh command again.
    >> 
    >> And for the whole session, whenever I do an ssh comand, i get:
    >> 
    >> Enter passphrase for key '/home/colin/.ssh/id_dsa':
    >> 
    >> 
    >> So the whole point of seahorse-agent is defeated.
    >> 
    >> What is this import/locked problem all about? How do i fix it?

    Aaron> In gconf-editor is the option ssh checked in
    apps-> gnome-keyring->daemon-component?

Yes.
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Colin Adams
Preston Lancashire