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.
ssh-add
- i might add it as answer if it works-i
does nothing forssh-add
. I assume you meantssh -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.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 ofssh -v USERNAME@IP_ADDRESS
? (you can remove IP addresses and stuff if you want)-v
request, but will do so when I return to my computer.