how to make ssh-agent automatically

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I am unable to locate "sendchenv".  This tool looks like it solves a 
frustrating problem I have been having (getting regtool changes to 
register in any new Cygwin/Windows program).  Can you point out where to 
find it?

Karl M wrote:
> Hi H.S....
>
> Using keychain is only one way, it is not the only way. I no longer 
> use keychain.
>
> I launch ssh-agent from a bash script that is run as a service from 
> cygrunsrv; it is run as the user, not as SYSTEM. This makes the 
> ssh-agent process survive Windows logout; I only have to enter a 
> passphrase after reboot. The bash script edits the user registry to 
> define the environment variable for the ssh-agent socket. It sends a 
> message that the environment has been updated and then waits on a 
> sleeping child to keep the service control manager happy.
>
> The script looks like
>
> $ cat /bin/secret-agent-service
> #!/bin/bash
> # Launch the ssh-agent from a service so it survives logoff.
>
> # When the service stops, kill the ssh-agent.
> trap "ssh-agent -k;
>  exit 0" TERM
>
> # Clean up old files that may be left behind after a crash.
> #   The file permissions make this safe to do in a multi-user
> #   environment, but "/tmp" must be local to this host.
> rm -rf /tmp/ssh-*
>
> # Launch the ssh-agent.
> eval $(ssh-agent)
>
> # Provide the ssh-agent socket ID via the registry and broadcast
> #   the change in case the user is logged before we finish.
> #   Do not provide the ssh-agent PID to minimize the risk of
> #   killing the ssh-agent.
> regtool -s set /HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Environment/SSH_AUTH_SOCK 
> $SSH_AUTH_SOCK
> sendchenv
>
> # Wait quietly until the service is stopped.
> while true; do
>  sleep 24h &
>  wait
> done
>
> In my .bash_profile I have
>
> ssh-add -l >/dev/null 2>&1
> if [ $? -eq 1 ]; then
>  ssh-add
> fi
>
> which checks if the agent is there and needs a passphrase, and if so, 
> invokes ssh-add and I enter my passphrase.
>
> I will look at the new cygrunsrv changes and see if I can simplify 
> things and then propose a package.
>
> This saves almost one second of CPU time when I start a bash window, 
> compared to using keychain (also launched as a service).
>
> HTH,
>
> ...Karl
>
>> From: "H.S." Subject: Re: how to make ssh-agent automatically
>> Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 21:24:20 -0500
>>
>> Hi Karl,
>>
>> Karl M wrote:
>> > Hi HS...
>> >
>> > You can use keychain (a package available from setup.exe).
>> >
>> > I do something like
>> >
>> > ssh-add -l >/dev/null 2>&1
>> > if [ $? -eq 1 ]; then
>> >  ssh-add
>> > fi
>> >
>> > in my .bash_profile, because keychain is slow when I launch several
>> > windows.
>>
>> Okay, I will try that. BTW, just out of curosity, is using keychain only
>> one of the methods to achieve this or is it the only method? I mean, is
>> it possible to do this without keychain or any other packages and just
>> with ssh and rsync and login/logout files and environment variables?
>>
>>
>> >
>> > Why do you kill the agent when you log out? (Windows will kill it when
>> > you log off from windows.)
>>
>> Currently I was starting ssh-agent in cygwin command prompt window. And
>> if I did not kill ssh-agent the window would not close upon exit. By
>> killing if from .bash_logout solved that problem.
>>
>> thanks,
>> ->HS
>>
>> > If you want to keep the agent around from one login to the next, 
>> you can
>> > launch the agent as a service. I used to do that with keychain, but 
>> for
>> > performance reasons, I use ssh-agent and ssh-add directly. I plan on
>> > proposing a package for doing this.
>> >
>> > HTH,
>> >
>> > ...Karl
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
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