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tvanc
tvanc

Reputation: 4284

Git Bash asks for SSH passphrase on first run after every PC reboot

Every time I start up Git Bash after restarting my Windows 10 PC it asks me for the passphrase for my SSH key.

I didn't used to have this problem, and I've never seen it anywhere else; I use Git Bash at work and have never seen this problem there.

Initializing new SSH agent...
succeeded
Enter passphrase for /c/Users/User/.ssh/id_rsa:

If I close the Git Bash window and open a new one, the new window doesn't prompt me for a passphrase. Nor will any subsequent window. It doesn't seem to matter whether I enter a passphrase in the first window or not.

However, if I restart, the first Git Bash window will again prompt me for a passphrase.

I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling Git. I've also tried running ssh-add -k path/to/key. Neither approach worked.

Upvotes: 4

Views: 1155

Answers (1)

VonC
VonC

Reputation: 1323115

If I close the Git Bash window and open a new one, the new window doesn't prompt me for a passphrase.

That is because your ~/.bashrc (under %USERPROFILE%) must have launched the ssh-agent, which will cache your passphrase for the time of your Windows session.
But when restarting Windows, you will need to enter the passphrase again.

Upvotes: 1

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