[NTLUG:Discuss] ssh, ssh-agent, and ssh-add

[Tom Woody]

Just got back from the ssh presentation, and a great one it was... 

if I run: ssh-agent tcsh
then run: ssh-add
type in my passphrase...my key is loaded and I am ready to connect.  My problem is that if I close the window where I have done the agent stuff, then I have to do it all again before I can connect to my hosts again.

Is there a way to load the agent, and add the keys 1 time and have them be available to workstation, and any subsequent windows that are opened?

I use ssh so much throughout the day from my linux workstation to the machines I maintain (using X11) that Its just as much a hassle to type in the passphrase, as it is to type in a password.

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Tom Woody