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From: "Max Bowsher" <maxb AT ukf DOT net>
To: "Robert Mecklenburg" <mecklen AT cimsoft DOT com>,
   "Cygwin Users List" <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
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Subject: Re: ssh-agent on cygwin
Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 19:56:02 -0000
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Robert Mecklenburg wrote:
> I'm having trouble getting ssh-agent to work.  I've tried both dsa
> and rsa keys with and without a passphrase and every time I'm still
> prompted for a password on the remote system.  I've looked at the ssh
> faq and googled the cygwin list.  I can login remotely without a
> password using authorized_keys files, but I'd rather not have to
> manage them.

ssh-agent does NOT avoid the need for authorized_keys files.

Max.


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