What's up with ssh key access?

[Joe Smith]

I had some ssh keys set up in my F8 home directory (i.e. ~/.ssh/*).

When I installed F9 on a new box, I just restored all my files by 
copying from my old drive using "find | cpio".

Now, when I try to use rsync over an ssh connection (from a terminal), I 
get a GUI dialog titled "Unlock private key" asking for a "password to 
unlock the private key".

Entering my user password and clicking "OK" seems to have no effect; 
entering nothing and clicking "Deny" twice will eventually allow the 
rsync to complete.

May I humbly ask: WTF?

<Joe