Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com Message-ID: X-Originating-Email: [karlm30@hotmail.com] X-Sender: karlm30@hotmail.com In-Reply-To: <421CBB48.8040406@kleckner.net> From: "Karl M" To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: ssh-agent and /tmp/ssh-* removal at logout Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2005 09:27:06 -0800 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed X-OriginalArrivalTime: 23 Feb 2005 17:28:01.0222 (UTC) FILETIME=[06284660:01C519CD] X-IsSubscribed: yes >From: Jim Kleckner >Subject: Re: ssh-agent and /tmp/ssh-* removal at logout >Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2005 09:20:08 -0800 > >Corinna Vinschen wrote: > >>On Feb 23 06:18, Jim Kleckner wrote: >> >>>ssh-agent leaves stale directories named /tmp/ssh-xxxx >>>that contain the named pipe for authentication. >>>These left over directories come about when you log out >>>or shut down the computer without stopping ssh-agent >>>either by running keychain to shut it down or sending it >>>a SIGHUP to exit and clean up. >>> >>>Could ssh-agent catch the shutdown message and thus >>>do the proper cleanup? What would that entail? > >[snip] > >>But it's correct behaviour. A forcefully killed process usually isn't >>in the shape to make cleanup tasks. >> >> >>Corinna > >I guess a better way of phrasing my question would be: >Many Windows applications receive a notification on logout or >shutdown that allows them to take an action prior to being >killed (including dialogs with the user). Is there any practical >way to use this for ssh-agent (or other cygwin processes)? >For example, could the cygwin subsystem receive this notification >and send a SIGHUP to the process? I'm guessing that the >answer is that it is not practical. > >Jim > ssh-agent does not need to be aware of this. keychain can handle it. I currently trap the TERM signal in my keychain service and cleanly stop the ssh-agent via keychain, so it no longer leaves the tmp folders around. Thanks, ...Karl -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/