https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1436961
Bug ID: 1436961
Summary: xmonad-mate: Programs started from menus don't have
access to ssh-agent
Product: Fedora
Version: 25
Component: xmonad
Severity: medium
Assignee: mathstuf(a)gmail.com
Reporter: dgibson(a)redhat.com
QA Contact: extras-qa(a)fedoraproject.org
CC: haskell-devel(a)lists.fedoraproject.org,
mathstuf(a)gmail.com, petersen(a)redhat.com
Description of problem:
When using XMonad with MATE, programs which use ssh internally don't seem to be
able to access the ssh-agent, and request passwords unexpectedly. The same
programs started from a terminal are able to access the ssh-agent and don't
request passwords.
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
xmonad-mate-0.12-2.fc25.x86_64
ghc-xmonad-0.12-2.fc25.x86_64
openssh-clients-7.4p1-4.fc25.x86_64
mate-session-manager-1.16.1-1.fc25.x86_64
How reproducible:
100%
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Start xmonad-mate session
2. Open a terminal and add a key with ssh-add
3. From the MATE menus, run a program which uses ssh internally, such as
vinagre (with proxy through SSH enabled) or virt-manager (with a qemu+ssh
connection to the backend)
4. Attempt to connect to a host where you have ssh public key authorization
Actual results:
Program prompts for a password on the remote host.
Expected results:
Connects without password, using the key already given to the ssh-agent.
Additional info:
Running the same program (e.g. vinagre or virt-manager) from a terminal behaves
as expected, using the key in the agent to connect without further
authentication.
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