ssh-agent losing keys on restart

azzeretti · 2011-11-28 15:53:11

Does anyone know if the ssh-agent is designed to flush its identities on restart? I have been using ssh-agent sucessfully for a while but only just had to restart the server. I noticed the agent lost all its idenitify files. When I manually add them again (passphrases etc) I can connect again to my sites but killing and…

28-11-2011 03:53PM

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azzeretti

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Does anyone know if the ssh-agent is designed to flush its identities on restart?
I have been using ssh-agent sucessfully for a while but only just had to restart the server. I noticed the agent lost all its idenitify files.

When I manually add them again (passphrases etc) I can connect again to my sites but killing and restarting the agent again will remove all the idents? Is this normal?
It is a real pain!
Running Deb Squeeze by the way.

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#2 29-11-2011 12:36AM

jonathan11

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Didn't think restart would wipe the keys.
Thought a reinstall was the only way to wipe them

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