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getting ssh-add -l : error fetching identities: communication with agent failed (from within devcontainer with common-utils/docker-from-docker)

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Hi,

I created a devcontainer using

```
{
"dockerComposeFile": "docker-compose.yml",
"service": "krypton-c-env",
"workspaceFolder": "/work/libaos",
"shutdownAction": "stopCompose",
"remoteUser": "aos-dev",
"features": {
"ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/common-utils:2": {
"username": "aos-dev",
"uid": "10000",
"gid": "10001",
"installZsh": true,
"installOhMyZsh": true,
"upgradePackages": true,
"nonFreePackages": false
},
"ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/docker-from-docker:1": {
"version": "latest",
"username": "aos-dev"
}
},
"postCreateCommand": "conan profile detect",
"extensions": [
"atlassian.atlascode", "ms-vscode.cpptools", "numaru.vscode-ceedling-test-adapter",
"twxs.cmake", "ms-azuretools.vscode-docker", "ms-vscode.cpptools-extension-pack",
"ban.troff", "SonkengMaldini.conanlight", "afri-bit.vsconan",
"ryanluker.vscode-coverage-gutters"
]
}
```

I connect remotely to my linux vm within VSCode and ssh-add -l works, then I go within the devcontainer and ssh-add -l now report the error, causing all my git operation with the remote to fail.

I do see an output for "echo $SSH_AUTH_SOCK" on both ssh remote and within the devcontainer, but likely I am missing a mount of a particular socket as to enable ssh-agent communication between host and the devcontainer environment.

I am unclear if this is a mistake of mine, or something broken by common-utils.

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