linuxmint / linuxmint/cinnamon
ssh_agent problem on 2nd sessions
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Description
Distribution
mint 22 and mint 22.1 beta
Package version
cinnamon 6.4.2 and 6.2.9
Graphics hardware in use
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Frequency
Always
Bug description
not sure this issue is related to cinnamon, may be a problem of ssh-agent...
this is the same issue posted at : https://github.com/linuxmint/linuxmint/issues/705
i repost it since it is still here in LM 22.1 beta.
after logout and login again with the same user, the ssh-agent is running, but SSH_AUTH_SOCK env is not set
thus ssh-add say : "could not open a connection to your authentication agent"
Steps to reproduce
login into cinnamon session, launch ssh-add -L in a terminal
- it display the ssh-key identities of the user
logout and login again with the same user, relaunch ssh-add -L in a terminal - it says : could not open a connection to your authentication agent
Expected behavior
ssh-agent should work in every cinnamon session, not just the 1st one.
Additional information
this is a repost of https://github.com/linuxmint/linuxmint/issues/705
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Research direction
No files or tests are named. Reproduce the issue with ssh-add -L before and after logging out and back into the Cinnamon session, then compare whether SSH_AUTH_SOCK is set; done when ssh-agent works in every Cinnamon session.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- linux
- Domain
- desktop, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
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