My setup is as follows: I ssh from LinuxBox where I load my passphrase in memory in the X startup scripts. Every shell window I open in X already has my passphrase loaded. I ssh to Box1 without having to type anything but ssh Box1 because my passphrase is in memory. ssh Box1 (my config files has a User=rootjon entry) I can then do an ssh to Box2 from Box1 by typing ssh Box2 -l rootjon I have no key set up on Box1. It logs into Box2 with using my passphrase and key which are still miraculously stored in memory somehow. (I don't understand it, but I like it) My problem is on Box1. I set a config file in my ~/.ssh directory. It has the entry: User=rootjon When I ssh to Box2 from Box1 using ssh Box2, it tries to log me in as root@Box2 instead of rootjon@Box2. Does anyone know why my config file on Box1 is being ignored? Thanks, Charles
