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why can't I connect to my ssh server UNLESS I enter eval "$(ssh-agent -s)" first? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I have my own ssh server (on raspberry pi 5, Ubuntu Server 23) but when I try to connect from my PC using key authentication (having password disabled), I get a blank screen. A blinking cursor.

However, once I enter the command eval "$(ssh-agent -s)" and try ssh again, I successfully login after entering my passphrase. I don't want to issue this command every time. Is that possible?

This does not occur when I have password enabled on the ssh server. Also, ideally, I want to enter my passphrase EVERYTIME I connect to my server, so ideally I don't want it to be stored in cache or something. I want the passphrase to be a lil' password so that other people can't accidentally connect to my server when they use my PC.

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Maybe ssh can't find the key automatically. What is the path to your private key?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I'm pretty sure I generated it to ~/.ssh/id_rsa which I think the default location. It is also the location shown in the terminal image in my post.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

I think some distros disable using RSA by default. Might need to use it explicitly.