Re: [PLUG] exchanging files on LAN

2019-07-19 Thread King Beowulf
On 7/19/19 2:52 PM, Rich Shepard wrote: > As I transition from the old server/workstation I frequently copy files and > directories using scp. Each time I need to enter my pass phrase and I > thought that ssh-agent eliminated that need. Apparently not. Since all > transfers are in the LAN and not

Re: [PLUG] exchanging files on LAN

2019-07-19 Thread Louis Kowolowski
For each login session (it works as env), you need to ’ssh-add’. You can test this with ’ssh-add -l’ and if you see keys, then you’re OK on the local host. If you reboot, you’ll have to re-ssh-add. > On Jul 19, 2019, at 6:21 PM, Rich Shepard wrote: > > On Fri, 19 Jul 2019, Paul Heinlein

Re: [PLUG] exchanging files on LAN

2019-07-19 Thread Louis Kowolowski
Adding to what Paul said, you should also be able to run ’ssh-add -l’ on the destination host and see the same key. If not, you aren’t successfully forwarding the agent. You may wish to try things manually, with a ssh -A ${host}, alternatively, you could add ' ForwardAgent yes’ to your

Re: [PLUG] exchanging files on LAN

2019-07-19 Thread Rich Shepard
On Fri, 19 Jul 2019, Paul Heinlein wrote: Your local ssh-agent should do the trick. Going out on a limb, I'm going to suggest that the fix should be easy. Paul, I thoght ssh-agent was the tool. And, I had used it with ssh locally without the pass phrase, but not before with scp. On

Re: [PLUG] exchanging files on LAN

2019-07-19 Thread Paul Heinlein
On Fri, 19 Jul 2019, Rich Shepard wrote: As I transition from the old server/workstation I frequently copy files and directories using scp. Each time I need to enter my pass phrase and I thought that ssh-agent eliminated that need. Apparently not. Since all transfers are in the LAN and not

Re: [PLUG] Laptop Screen Swap at Clinic

2019-07-19 Thread Dick Steffens
On 7/19/19 2:51 PM, Vince Winter wrote: Hey Dick, I will be there and can help you swap the screen. Great. Thanks. -- Regards, Dick Steffens ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

[PLUG] exchanging files on LAN

2019-07-19 Thread Rich Shepard
As I transition from the old server/workstation I frequently copy files and directories using scp. Each time I need to enter my pass phrase and I thought that ssh-agent eliminated that need. Apparently not. Since all transfers are in the LAN and not exposed to the outside world, which tool allows

Re: [PLUG] Laptop Screen Swap at Clinic

2019-07-19 Thread Vince Winter
Hey Dick, I will be there and can help you swap the screen. On Tue, Jul 16, 2019 at 8:50 AM Dick Steffens wrote: > Assuming we're having a clinic Sunday, July 21, I have a laptop in need > of a screen replacement. I have a second laptop with a suitable screen. > Will some of you hardware