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From: Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Gnupg (probably) FAQs
Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 10:38:25
Message-Id: 358eca8f0604280332y3b35ffb2q539b2eb8192c5873@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Gnupg (probably) FAQs by Dirk Heinrichs
1 On 28/04/06, Dirk Heinrichs <ext-dirk.heinrichs@×××××.com> wrote:
2 > Am Donnerstag, 27. April 2006 19:24 schrieb ext Matthias Bethke:
3 >
4 > > Hi Mick,
5 > > on Sunday, 2006-04-16 at 19:48:00, you wrote:
6 > > > 2. How can I get the gpg-agent to start if I do not use KDM, but XDM
7 > > > with fluxbox? (I added eval "$(gpg-agent --daemon)" in my ~/.xsession
8 > > > with no effect).
9 >
10 > emerge keychain and x11-ssh-askpass, then add the following to
11 > your .bash_profile:
12 >
13 > # Which frontend to use for ssh-askpass
14 > export SSH_ASKPASS=/usr/bin/x11-ssh-askpass
15 >
16 > # SSH and GPG key management
17 > keychain --ignore-missing id_rsa id_dsa C2E467BB
18 > [[ -f $HOME/.keychain/$HOSTNAME-sh ]] && source $HOME/.keychain/$HOSTNAME-sh
19 > [[ -f $HOME/.keychain/$HOSTNAME-sh-gpg ]] && source
20 > $HOME/.keychain/$HOSTNAME-sh-gpg
21 >
22 > HTH...
23
24 Thanks for all the answers guys! I eventually managed to get the
25 gpg-agent loading automatically by adding eval "$(gpg-agent --daemon)"
26 in my /etc/X11/Sessions/fluxbox
27
28 If my understanding is correct the X110ssh-askpass package will
29 transaparently manage both ssh & gpg-agent passphrases - am I right?
30 --
31 Regards,
32 Mick
33
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