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From: Thomas Wolff <towo@towo.net>
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Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 20:59:48 +0200
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Am 23.04.2020 um 20:31 schrieb Andrey Repin:
> Greetings, Thomas Wolff!
>
>> Am 23.04.2020 um 15:50 schrieb Chris Rodgers:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I find the ssh-pageant package helpful to enable cygwin ssh to
>>> interact seamlessly with PuTTY's Pageant SSH agent. One small issue is
>>> that after installing, one has to add the lines:
>>>
>>>> |# ssh-pageant eval $(/usr/bin/ssh-pageant -r -a
>>>> "/tmp/.ssh-pageant-$USERNAME")|
>>> (see https://github.com/cuviper/ssh-pageant)
>>> <https://github.com/cuviper/ssh-pageant>to .bashrc for each user.
>>>
>>> Would it be acceptable to update the ssh-pageant package to add a file
>>> /etc/profile.d/ssh-pageant.sh that does this automatically?
>> Does what? Add something to other users' profiles? Sounds like MS-style
>> patronizing of user preferences. Certainly not appreciated by most
>> people. Also, why should most cygwin users want to use ssh via putty?
>> Mintty + ssh is a seamless modular solution.
> Who said anything about putty?
The Cygwin package manager (setup) in the description of the ssh-pageant 
package:
"SSH agent for Cygwin/MSYS that links to PuTTY's Pageant"
>   We're speaking about pageant - the key keeper.
> Which has a better support in Windows apps than Cygwin's ssh-agent.
>
> While I agree with your judgement, I don't get your patronizing.
>
>

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