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kjdsahtdsjighsdkjgs
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8 months ago
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How do I use the SSH agent in headless Linux?

I want to clone a Git repository that needs SSH authorization. On my desktop this is straightforward: I have the 1Password app installed and the SSH agent enabled in its settings. git clone with an S...
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  • 1P_Phil's avatar
    1P_Phil
    8 months ago

    Hi kjdsahtdsjighsdkjgs​,

    I was working on getting this up and running, but alas you will need the 1Password Client installed with a GUI to be able to manage the SSH-Agent.  I'm sorry it just won't work without it.

    Thanks,

    Phil

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AlmoEnd
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4 hours ago

I have a slightly different twist to this ask. I use NixOs which only offers a very dated (8.11.x) gui client, and if I download the latest as a flatpak, it doesn't support SSH key management.

So what I'd like to do, with a shared ~/home environment (also running Debian which has the 8.12 client), is to use a second Github key not managed by 1P, but it seems a bit tricky; the kde wallet system wants to hold on to the 1P keys as well as a second key generated outside of 1P.

I am constantly running into Permission (publickey) errors with the agent not running, or trying to connect to ~/.1Password/<sock> and failing. Main dev client is VScodium. I get a popup each time a change is made 

I'm sure this is my lack of comprehension of gpg and agent communication, or not knowing how to configure 1P not to feel it is the only ssh game in town?

Any help much appreciated!