Hi Lee, thanks for the response, and I agree completely. You have
indeed been a help and I appreciate it.
Configuring "ssh-agent" is a no-brainer. I'm looking forward to
continuing to use Capistrano.

All the best,

~ jeremy


On Sep 30, 10:07 am, Lee Hambley <[email protected]> wrote:
> Jeremy, caching the key (which is the default behaviour of the supported key
> agents) is indeed a requirement; whilst this may not suit your situation
> perfectly, it's the only way this can work. I will bear in mind to create
> successful connections first, that people might use multiple keys (also a
> problem...for which we don't have a solution) - this would solve you
> use-case, but regrettably isn't an easy fix.
>
> Sorry I can't be more help, and you are right - calling a key agent
> defective is a little harsh; however the only practical use of the agent is
> to cache an unlocked key for easier access, which implies that it should
> store the key without re-prompting, any overview at the purpose of key
> agents should confirm this, without that - they aren't serving any purpose.
> (maybe your agent isn't even supported by Capistrano)
>
> Earlier guides for Capistrano insisted that you use `ssh-agent add` (or your
> platform's equivalent) to add the relevant keys for your host to the agent
> prior to attempting a deploy.
>
> - HTH, Lee

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