Lardy wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> I was wondering if anyone knows how to disable OpenSSH asking for the
> passphrase when I...
>
> (i) Logon to Mandriva 2008.1/KDE
> (ii) Launch Konsole
>
> Previously with Mandriva 2008.0/Gnome I would only be prompted for the
> passphrase when I initiated a connection from gnome-terminal.

I am not really sure what it is that you're trying to say... Are you saying
that when you log into KDE on your local box, _*openssh*_ asks you for a
password whenever you open up a /Konsole/ window?

That would be highly peculiar, and in my humble opinion unrelated
to /openssh./

Please elaborate...?

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(registered GNU/Linux user #223157)

Aragorn writes:

>Lardy wrote:

>> Hi All,
>>
>> I was wondering if anyone knows how to disable OpenSSH asking for the
>> passphrase when I...
>>
>> (i) Logon to Mandriva 2008.1/KDE
>> (ii) Launch Konsole
>>
>> Previously with Mandriva 2008.0/Gnome I would only be prompted for the
>> passphrase when I initiated a connection from gnome-terminal.

>I am not really sure what it is that you're trying to say... Are you saying
>that when you log into KDE on your local box, _*openssh*_ asks you for a
>password whenever you open up a /Konsole/ window?

>That would be highly peculiar, and in my humble opinion unrelated
>to /openssh./

>Please elaborate...?


He might have an openssh daemon that stores the keys running under kde. Or
he might have something in .bashrc that requires ssh.

On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:34:51 +0800, Lardy wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I was wondering if anyone knows how to disable OpenSSH asking for the
> passphrase when I...
>
> (i) Logon to Mandriva 2008.1/KDE

Remove the call to keychain in ~/.bash_profile ??

Unruh wrote:
> Aragorn writes:
>
>> Lardy wrote:
>
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> I was wondering if anyone knows how to disable OpenSSH asking for the
>>> passphrase when I...
>>>
>>> (i) Logon to Mandriva 2008.1/KDE
>>> (ii) Launch Konsole
>>>
>>> Previously with Mandriva 2008.0/Gnome I would only be prompted for the
>>> passphrase when I initiated a connection from gnome-terminal.
>
>> I am not really sure what it is that you're trying to say... Are you saying
>> that when you log into KDE on your local box, _*openssh*_ asks you for a
>> password whenever you open up a /Konsole/ window?
>
>> That would be highly peculiar, and in my humble opinion unrelated
>> to /openssh./
>
>> Please elaborate...?
>
>
> He might have an openssh daemon that stores the keys running under kde. Or
> he might have something in .bashrc that requires ssh.
>

Thanks for responding.

To clarify: When I boot up I get to the logon screen. I enter my
username and password and hit enter. Then the OpenSSH passphrase prompt
presents itself. I can either enter the passphrase or just hit Enter and
then the KDE desktop loads. If I then open Konsole it will prompt me
again for the passphrase if I didn't it enter it at logon.

Under 2008.0/gnome I would only be prompted for the passphrase when I
opened gnome-terminal and typed ssh 10.x.x.x and hit the enter key.


Lardy.

Bit Twister wrote:
> On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:34:51 +0800, Lardy wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I was wondering if anyone knows how to disable OpenSSH asking for the
>> passphrase when I...
>>
>> (i) Logon to Mandriva 2008.1/KDE
>
> Remove the call to keychain in ~/.bash_profile ??

I appreciate your input Bit Twister.

I modified ~/.bash_profile as below but the prompt for the passphrase
still occurs at logon.


~/.bash_profile original
+----------------------+
# .bash_profile

# Initialize keychain if needed
if [ -r $HOME/.ssh/identity -o -r $HOME/.ssh/id_dsa -o -r
$HOME/.ssh/id_rsa ]; then
if [ ! -d $HOME/.keychain ]; then
keychain
fi
fi

# Get the aliases and functions
if [ -f ~/.bashrc ]; then
. ~/.bashrc
fi

# User specific environment and startup programs

PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin

export PATH
unset USERNAME
+----------------------+


~/.bash_profile modified
+----------------------+
# .bash_profile

# Initialize keychain if needed
#if [ -r $HOME/.ssh/identity -o -r $HOME/.ssh/id_dsa -o -r
$HOME/.ssh/id_rsa ]; then
# if [ ! -d $HOME/.keychain ]; then
# keychain
# fi
#fi

# Get the aliases and functions
if [ -f ~/.bashrc ]; then
. ~/.bashrc
fi

# User specific environment and startup programs

PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin

export PATH
unset USERNAME
+----------------------+


Lardy

On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:44:48 +0800, Lardy wrote:
>
> I modified ~/.bash_profile as below but the prompt for the passphrase
> still occurs at logon.

Hmm, I wonder if something is still running.

Do a
ps aux | grep keychain
ps aux | grep ssh
and kill anything you find running.

On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:55:38 +0000 (UTC), Bit Twister wrote:
> On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:44:48 +0800, Lardy wrote:
>>
>> I modified ~/.bash_profile as below but the prompt for the passphrase
>> still occurs at logon.
>
> Hmm, I wonder if something is still running.
>
> Do a
> ps aux | grep keychain
> ps aux | grep ssh
> and kill anything you find running.

You might want to leave the
/usr/sbin/sshd daemon running by root.

On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 20:44:34 -0400, Lardy wrote:

> then the KDE desktop loads. If I then open Konsole it will prompt me
> again for the passphrase if I didn't it enter it at logon.

~/.bashrc is executed everytime you open a terminal.
~/.bashrc executes /etc/bashrc
/etc/bashrc executes /etc/profile.d/*.sh including /etc/profile.d/99keychain.sh
99keychain.sh executes keychain, if ~/.keychain exists.

Rename ~/.keychain to something else, except when you are planning
on using ssh.

Regards, Dave Hodgins

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Lardy writes:

>Unruh wrote:
>> Aragorn writes:
>>
>>> Lardy wrote:
>>
>>>> Hi All,
>>>>
>>>> I was wondering if anyone knows how to disable OpenSSH asking for the
>>>> passphrase when I...
>>>>
>>>> (i) Logon to Mandriva 2008.1/KDE
>>>> (ii) Launch Konsole
>>>>
>>>> Previously with Mandriva 2008.0/Gnome I would only be prompted for the
>>>> passphrase when I initiated a connection from gnome-terminal.
>>
>>> I am not really sure what it is that you're trying to say... Are you saying
>>> that when you log into KDE on your local box, _*openssh*_ asks you for a
>>> password whenever you open up a /Konsole/ window?
>>
>>> That would be highly peculiar, and in my humble opinion unrelated
>>> to /openssh./
>>
>>> Please elaborate...?
>>
>>
>> He might have an openssh daemon that stores the keys running under kde. Or
>> he might have something in .bashrc that requires ssh.
>>

>Thanks for responding.

>To clarify: When I boot up I get to the logon screen. I enter my
>username and password and hit enter. Then the OpenSSH passphrase prompt
>presents itself. I can either enter the passphrase or just hit Enter and
>then the KDE desktop loads. If I then open Konsole it will prompt me
>again for the passphrase if I didn't it enter it at logon.

Well, again, it sounds like you have something in your .bashrc file
(assuming you run bash).
Eg, ssh-askpass



>Under 2008.0/gnome I would only be prompted for the passphrase when I
>opened gnome-terminal and typed ssh 10.x.x.x and hit the enter key.


>Lardy.

David W. Hodgins wrote:
> On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 20:44:34 -0400, Lardy wrote:
>
>> then the KDE desktop loads. If I then open Konsole it will prompt me
>> again for the passphrase if I didn't it enter it at logon.
>
> ~/.bashrc is executed everytime you open a terminal.
> ~/.bashrc executes /etc/bashrc
> /etc/bashrc executes /etc/profile.d/*.sh including /etc/profile.d/99keychain.sh
> 99keychain.sh executes keychain, if ~/.keychain exists.
>
> Rename ~/.keychain to something else, except when you are planning
> on using ssh.
>
> Regards, Dave Hodgins
>


Thanks Dave.

I renamed ~/.keychain and the passphrase prompt only presents when I
type "ssh 10.x.x.x" into an already open Konsole session. I am then able
to enter the passphrase and access my headless server.


Lardy.

Bit Twister wrote:
> On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:55:38 +0000 (UTC), Bit Twister wrote:
>> On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:44:48 +0800, Lardy wrote:
>>> I modified ~/.bash_profile as below but the prompt for the passphrase
>>> still occurs at logon.
>> Hmm, I wonder if something is still running.
>>
>> Do a
>> ps aux | grep keychain
>> ps aux | grep ssh
>> and kill anything you find running.
>
> You might want to leave the
> /usr/sbin/sshd daemon running by root.


Thanks for your input Bit Twister. I ended up following Dave's
suggestion and renamed ~/.keychain to resolve the issue.


Lardy.

On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:50:06 +0800, Lardy wrote:

> I ended up following Dave's
> suggestion and renamed ~/.keychain to resolve the issue.

That is OK.
My post install procedure modifies ~/.bash_profile
before bittwister logs in for the first time. ~/.keychain was never
created and I never had to run the problem to ground.