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check you SSH_ASKPASS and SSH_ASKPASS_REQUIRE variables
It could be that a recent software update to Konsole or the environment variables which configure it, has it now using the ssh-askpass utility to prompt you for passwords. You can configure it to always prompt over the TTY of the parent process that executed the ssh-askpass command.
Thanks. This is the first time I hear about this program, but it looks like it's indeed the one taking over the pw credentials. I tried unsetting the variables, and hopefully it will stop bugging after a reboot.
this post was submitted on 10 Dec 2025
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