On Thu, Mar 30, 2017 at 1:28 PM, Rich Shepard <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Thu, 30 Mar 2017, Rich Shepard wrote: > > > My laptops are not always on. When I do fire up one and want to exchange > > files with the desktop each transaction requires my typing my passphrase. > > Can I add ssh-agent and ssh-add to ~/.bash_profile so I need type the > > passphrase only once after booting a host? > > A bit of research tells me that's not practical. But, when I turn on a > portable I can invoke ssh-agent bash followed by ssh-add and the > passphrase. > That will hold it until I shut down the system > > If there's a more efficient way I'd appreciate learning it. > > Rich > well... at the risk of getting bashed by security fans, you could always... not have a passphrase on your ssh key? -wes _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
