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I have run into a frustrating issue, that I am sure will be a snap to solve.

When importing an openssh key via the "Passwords & Keys" (seahorse) program, it simply places it within the "Gnome2 Key Storage" folder, which seems to cause it to not work when attempting to connect to a server.

I discussed this issue with a friend who has working keys and compared the header and footer and they appear nearly identical.

If anyone could let me know what my issue could be, I would appreciate it.

Thank you.

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  • Try running ssh-add - i might add it as answer if it works
    – Wilf
    Jun 11, 2014 at 23:16
  • -i does nothing for ssh-add. I assume you meant ssh -i? I have done that and it does work, but it's not adding it permanently. I'd like for Ubuntu to not need to ask me for my ssh key's passphrase each time I want to ssh to my server.
    – Smashman
    Jun 12, 2014 at 6:41
  • nope, ssh-add - thats it - run it on the local machine. I had to recently set up (again) the RSA keys for accessing a remote machine, and that solved it. Also, whats the output of ssh -v USERNAME@IP_ADDRESS? (you can remove IP addresses and stuff if you want)
    – Wilf
    Jun 12, 2014 at 11:02
  • Sorry I misread your sentence due to the lower case I. I tried that, but I still have to reuse the command each time I restart my computer. I'd rather not that to do so if possible. I'm currently away do I can't deliver on the -v request, but will do so when I return to my computer.
    – Smashman
    Jun 12, 2014 at 17:45

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You are right: it looks like imports in seahorse never go to the SSH storage area. (True in Ubuntu 14.04.)

Instead, just drop the key files in ~/.ssh and they show up by themselves in seahorse.

Any name seemed fine here, but you need to have the corresponding *.pub file there as well. You can generate the .pub file with

ssh-keygen -y -f key_file > key_file.pub

Note: When using ssh and you hit the bug with "Agent admitted failure to sign using the key." try a reboot. That worked here.

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