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Title: ssh-add does not always unlock ssh keys Status in openssh package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: When I execute ssh-add it asks for my keys passwords and confirms that they were unlocked, but when I try to ssh into a server I am asked for my password again via the ssh-askpass-gnome prompt. Here's an (edited and cut) version of my .ssh/config file: ===================================================== VisualHostKey yes Host myhost1 Hostname myhost1.url User user PreferredAuthentications publickey IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_dsa Compression yes Compressionlevel 6 Host myhost2 Hostname myhost2.url User user PreferredAuthentications publickey Compression no Host myhost3 myhost4 myhost5 Hostname myhost3.url User user PreferredAuthentications publickey Compression yes Compressionlevel 6 [...] ===================================================== ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: ssh-askpass (not installed) ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-10.16-generic 3.0.4 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-10-generic x86_64 Architecture: amd64 Date: Mon Sep 5 11:29:43 2011 ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: ssh-askpass UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-06-29 (68 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openssh/+bug/841672/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp