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jean-max
jean-max

Reputation: 1654

ssh-agent isn't loaded when i run command locally

I want to deploy an app from my Mac to my ubutun 18.04 server. The problem is that when i go to my server and do a simple command like ssh -T [email protected] all work fine. It doesn't ask my passphrase etc... But when I run the command

ssh deploy@ipofmyserver 'ssh -T [email protected]'

I've got this error :

[email protected]: Permission denied (publickey).

My ssh key is generated and well inform in my bitbucket account.

I notice that when I connect with ssh deploy@... the user-agent is not started. When I run the command

ssh deploy@... 'eval `ssh-agent -s` && ssh-add && ssh -T [email protected]'

It ask me my passphrase and i've got the response that i'm able to connect. I try to use this solution to use a user-agent already running : https://github.com/wwalker/ssh-find-agent but it doesn't work.

Any solution ?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 339

Answers (1)

VonC
VonC

Reputation: 1323203

I try to use this solution to use a user-agent already running : https://github.com/wwalker/ssh-find-agent but it doesn't work.

If, as documented, you tried to use . ssh-find-agent.sh in ~/.bashrc or ~./.zshrc, that would not work.

The core of your issue (ssh inside ssh) is that the [ssh session would read:

  • ~/.bash_profile in an interactive session (not .bashrc)
  • nothing in a non interactive session (ssh user@server 'a command')

You should at least source your .bash(rc or _profile) to trigger the . ssh-find-agent.sh and see if it finds your ssh agent (already running, for which the passphrase was already entered)

If you have to enter a passphrase, you might need expect as shown at the end of this answer.

The OP jean-max confirms in the comments that sourcing the .profile (not .bash_profile) is enough to make the . ssh-find-agent.sh work.

chepner mentions in the comments the ssh -J "jump host" option, here a dynamic one:

ssh -J deploy@ipfmyserver [email protected]

Upvotes: 1

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