Public bug reported: For X11/KDE sessions ssh-agent is started via upstart using configuration file /usr/share/upstart/sessions/ssh-agent.conf with the instruction ``eval "$(ssh-agent)" >/dev/null''. If the user's login shell is tcsh or csh ssh-agent will return c-shell like setenv commands which upstart/shell do not recognize. Thus environment variables $SSH_* are not propagated into the user's desktop session and neither ssh nor ssh-add are able to contact ssh-agent. Solution: use ``eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"'' to force sh-like output of ssh-agent (context diff included as attachment) Addition information: Bug occures at least in 13.10 and 14.04 amd64 architecture. In 14.04 the affected openssh-client package version is 1:6.2p2-6ubuntu0.3
** Affects: openssh (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Patch added: "Patch for /usr/share/upstart/sessions/ssh-agent.conf" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1312928/+attachment/4097008/+files/ssh-agent.patch -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to openssh in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1312928 Title: SSH-Agent not working in KDE/X-Session if user's login shell is a tcsh To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openssh/+bug/1312928/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs