Linux Administration Cookbook

How to do it...

Start by running the ssh-agent command:

[vagrant@centos1 ~]$ ssh-agentSSH_AUTH_SOCK=/tmp/ssh-9On2mDhHTL8T/agent.6693; export SSH_AUTH_SOCK;SSH_AGENT_PID=6694; export SSH_AGENT_PID;echo Agent pid 6694;

You can see it's printed several environment variables and the process ID it's running on.

We can confirm this is the case:

[vagrant@centos1 ~]$ pidof ssh-agent6694

Copy the various variables that have been provided for you and paste them into the same window:

[vagrant@centos1 ~]$ SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/tmp/ssh-9On2mDhHTL8T/agent.6693; export SSH_AUTH_SOCK;[vagrant@centos1 ~]$ SSH_AGENT_PID=6694; export SSH_AGENT_PID;[vagrant@centos1 ~]$

Now, run the ssh-add command and fill in your key's passphrase when prompted:

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