I have my own ssh server (on raspberry pi 5, Ubuntu Server 23) but when I try to connect from my PC using key authentication (having password disabled), I get a blank screen. A blinking cursor.

However, once I enter the command eval "$(ssh-agent -s)" and try ssh again, I successfully login after entering my passphrase. I don’t want to issue this command every time. Is that possible?

This does not occur when I have password enabled on the ssh server. Also, ideally, I want to enter my passphrase EVERYTIME I connect to my server, so ideally I don’t want it to be stored in cache or something. I want the passphrase to be a lil’ password so that other people can’t accidentally connect to my server when they use my PC.

  • dysprosium@lemmy.dbzer0.comOP
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    4 months ago

    I am not sure I “solved” this but when I add this to my startup script for my terminal (~/.zshrc):

    SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/tmp/ssh-agent-$USER-socket
export SSH_AUTH_SOCK

    it works then. I am not sure I’m still using the ssh agent, but at least it also does not cache my passphrase/private key

    • fluxEnglish
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      4 months ago

      Do you have that file? If not, then unset SSH_AUTH_SOCK will work just as well.

      If it does exist, then I suppose it has good chances of working correctly :). ssh-add -l will try to use that socket and list your keys in the service (or list nothing if there are no keys, but it would still work without error).