ssh-add returns with: “Error connecting to agent: No such file or directory”
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ssh-add alone is not working:
Error connecting to agent: No such file or directory
How should I use that tool?
linux ssh ssh-agent
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ssh-add alone is not working:
Error connecting to agent: No such file or directory
How should I use that tool?
linux ssh ssh-agent
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Dear moderators, I was ask to moved this question to this site from StackOverflow, but then I got downvote again? Can you at least tell me why?
– Wong Jia Hau
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I'm not a moderator, but simply googling the error message would have given you an answer. stackoverflow.com/questions/17846529/…
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@Panki I tried that solution, it doesn't work, so I came to ask a new question.
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up vote
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ssh-add alone is not working:
Error connecting to agent: No such file or directory
How should I use that tool?
linux ssh ssh-agent
edited Aug 24 at 11:27
Jeff Schaller
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asked Aug 24 at 7:28
Wong Jia Hau
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ssh-add alone is not working:
Error connecting to agent: No such file or directory
How should I use that tool?
linux ssh ssh-agent
linux ssh ssh-agent
edited Aug 24 at 11:27
Jeff Schaller
36.2k952119
asked Aug 24 at 7:28
Wong Jia Hau
1295
edited Aug 24 at 11:27
Jeff Schaller
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asked Aug 24 at 7:28
Wong Jia Hau
1295
edited Aug 24 at 11:27
Jeff Schaller
36.2k952119
edited Aug 24 at 11:27
Jeff Schaller
36.2k952119
edited Aug 24 at 11:27
Jeff Schaller
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asked Aug 24 at 7:28
Wong Jia Hau
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asked Aug 24 at 7:28
Wong Jia Hau
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asked Aug 24 at 7:28
Wong Jia Hau
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Dear moderators, I was ask to moved this question to this site from StackOverflow, but then I got downvote again? Can you at least tell me why?
– Wong Jia Hau
Aug 24 at 7:45
I'm not a moderator, but simply googling the error message would have given you an answer. stackoverflow.com/questions/17846529/…
– Panki
Aug 24 at 7:56
1
@Panki I tried that solution, it doesn't work, so I came to ask a new question.
– Wong Jia Hau
Aug 24 at 8:01
1
Please read our FAQ, take the tour and lurk for a while to get a feel of the forum use.
– Rui F Ribeiro
Aug 24 at 8:07
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Thank you for all the moderators who helped me to improve this questions!
– Wong Jia Hau
Aug 24 at 12:27
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Dear moderators, I was ask to moved this question to this site from StackOverflow, but then I got downvote again? Can you at least tell me why?
– Wong Jia Hau
Aug 24 at 7:45
I'm not a moderator, but simply googling the error message would have given you an answer. stackoverflow.com/questions/17846529/…
– Panki
Aug 24 at 7:56
1
@Panki I tried that solution, it doesn't work, so I came to ask a new question.
– Wong Jia Hau
Aug 24 at 8:01
1
Please read our FAQ, take the tour and lurk for a while to get a feel of the forum use.
– Rui F Ribeiro
Aug 24 at 8:07
1
Thank you for all the moderators who helped me to improve this questions!
– Wong Jia Hau
Aug 24 at 12:27
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1
Dear moderators, I was ask to moved this question to this site from StackOverflow, but then I got downvote again? Can you at least tell me why?
– Wong Jia Hau
Aug 24 at 7:45
Dear moderators, I was ask to moved this question to this site from StackOverflow, but then I got downvote again? Can you at least tell me why?
– Wong Jia Hau
Aug 24 at 7:45
I'm not a moderator, but simply googling the error message would have given you an answer. stackoverflow.com/questions/17846529/…
– Panki
Aug 24 at 7:56
I'm not a moderator, but simply googling the error message would have given you an answer. stackoverflow.com/questions/17846529/…
– Panki
Aug 24 at 7:56
1
1
@Panki I tried that solution, it doesn't work, so I came to ask a new question.
– Wong Jia Hau
Aug 24 at 8:01
@Panki I tried that solution, it doesn't work, so I came to ask a new question.
– Wong Jia Hau
Aug 24 at 8:01
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1
Please read our FAQ, take the tour and lurk for a while to get a feel of the forum use.
– Rui F Ribeiro
Aug 24 at 8:07
Please read our FAQ, take the tour and lurk for a while to get a feel of the forum use.
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You need to initialize the agent first.
ssh-agent bash
answered Aug 24 at 7:41
Panki
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Thanks it works for me! Since I'm usingfish, the command isssh-agent fish.
– Wong Jia Hau
Aug 24 at 7:43
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The SSH agent is not running, or the environment variables that it sets are not available in the current environment (most importantly SSH_AUTH_SOCK), or they are set incorrectly (pointing to a dead agent).
You could start the agent in the current shell session using
eval "$(ssh-agent)"
or start a new shell session through the agent using
ssh-agent fish
But since you say that you used to be able to use ssh-add without this, it leads me to believe that you've accidentally killed the agent (or it has terminated due to some other reason). The error message makes me think that the SSH_AUTH_SOCK environment variable is actually set, but that ssh-add can't find a valid communication socket at that path.
It would not surprise me if your usual way of doing things would work again if you completely logged out and logged in again, or rebooted the machine.
answered Aug 24 at 7:52
Kusalananda
116k15218352
Yes, I think I killed the agent accidentally, perhaps due to restarting the machine.
– Wong Jia Hau
Aug 24 at 8:26
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In windows power shell:
- Check the current status of ssh-agent: "Get-Service | select -property name,starttype"
- Set the new type : "Set-Service -Name ssh-agent -StartupType Manual"
- Start it: "Start-Service ssh-agent"
- Add your key as before: "ssh-add"
edited Oct 16 at 16:57
Jeff Schaller
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Chris
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3 Answers
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active
oldest
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3 Answers
3
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
8
down vote
accepted
You need to initialize the agent first.
ssh-agent bash
answered Aug 24 at 7:41
Panki
42719
2
Thanks it works for me! Since I'm usingfish, the command isssh-agent fish.
– Wong Jia Hau
Aug 24 at 7:43
add a comment |
up vote
8
down vote
accepted
You need to initialize the agent first.
ssh-agent bash
answered Aug 24 at 7:41
Panki
42719
2
Thanks it works for me! Since I'm usingfish, the command isssh-agent fish.
– Wong Jia Hau
Aug 24 at 7:43
add a comment |
up vote
8
down vote
accepted
up vote
8
down vote
accepted
You need to initialize the agent first.
ssh-agent bash
answered Aug 24 at 7:41
Panki
42719
You need to initialize the agent first.
ssh-agent bash
answered Aug 24 at 7:41
Panki
42719
answered Aug 24 at 7:41
Panki
42719
answered Aug 24 at 7:41
Panki
42719
answered Aug 24 at 7:41
Panki
42719
42719
2
Thanks it works for me! Since I'm usingfish, the command isssh-agent fish.
– Wong Jia Hau
Aug 24 at 7:43
add a comment |
2
Thanks it works for me! Since I'm usingfish, the command isssh-agent fish.
– Wong Jia Hau
Aug 24 at 7:43
2
2
Thanks it works for me! Since I'm using
fish, the command is ssh-agent fish.– Wong Jia Hau
Aug 24 at 7:43
Thanks it works for me! Since I'm using
fish, the command is ssh-agent fish.– Wong Jia Hau
Aug 24 at 7:43
add a comment |
up vote
4
down vote
The SSH agent is not running, or the environment variables that it sets are not available in the current environment (most importantly SSH_AUTH_SOCK), or they are set incorrectly (pointing to a dead agent).
You could start the agent in the current shell session using
eval "$(ssh-agent)"
or start a new shell session through the agent using
ssh-agent fish
But since you say that you used to be able to use ssh-add without this, it leads me to believe that you've accidentally killed the agent (or it has terminated due to some other reason). The error message makes me think that the SSH_AUTH_SOCK environment variable is actually set, but that ssh-add can't find a valid communication socket at that path.
It would not surprise me if your usual way of doing things would work again if you completely logged out and logged in again, or rebooted the machine.
answered Aug 24 at 7:52
Kusalananda
116k15218352
Yes, I think I killed the agent accidentally, perhaps due to restarting the machine.
– Wong Jia Hau
Aug 24 at 8:26
add a comment |
up vote
4
down vote
The SSH agent is not running, or the environment variables that it sets are not available in the current environment (most importantly SSH_AUTH_SOCK), or they are set incorrectly (pointing to a dead agent).
You could start the agent in the current shell session using
eval "$(ssh-agent)"
or start a new shell session through the agent using
ssh-agent fish
But since you say that you used to be able to use ssh-add without this, it leads me to believe that you've accidentally killed the agent (or it has terminated due to some other reason). The error message makes me think that the SSH_AUTH_SOCK environment variable is actually set, but that ssh-add can't find a valid communication socket at that path.
It would not surprise me if your usual way of doing things would work again if you completely logged out and logged in again, or rebooted the machine.
answered Aug 24 at 7:52
Kusalananda
116k15218352
Yes, I think I killed the agent accidentally, perhaps due to restarting the machine.
– Wong Jia Hau
Aug 24 at 8:26
add a comment |
up vote
4
down vote
up vote
4
down vote
The SSH agent is not running, or the environment variables that it sets are not available in the current environment (most importantly SSH_AUTH_SOCK), or they are set incorrectly (pointing to a dead agent).
You could start the agent in the current shell session using
eval "$(ssh-agent)"
or start a new shell session through the agent using
ssh-agent fish
But since you say that you used to be able to use ssh-add without this, it leads me to believe that you've accidentally killed the agent (or it has terminated due to some other reason). The error message makes me think that the SSH_AUTH_SOCK environment variable is actually set, but that ssh-add can't find a valid communication socket at that path.
It would not surprise me if your usual way of doing things would work again if you completely logged out and logged in again, or rebooted the machine.
answered Aug 24 at 7:52
Kusalananda
116k15218352
The SSH agent is not running, or the environment variables that it sets are not available in the current environment (most importantly SSH_AUTH_SOCK), or they are set incorrectly (pointing to a dead agent).
You could start the agent in the current shell session using
eval "$(ssh-agent)"
or start a new shell session through the agent using
ssh-agent fish
But since you say that you used to be able to use ssh-add without this, it leads me to believe that you've accidentally killed the agent (or it has terminated due to some other reason). The error message makes me think that the SSH_AUTH_SOCK environment variable is actually set, but that ssh-add can't find a valid communication socket at that path.
It would not surprise me if your usual way of doing things would work again if you completely logged out and logged in again, or rebooted the machine.
answered Aug 24 at 7:52
Kusalananda
116k15218352
edited 2 days ago
answered Aug 24 at 7:52
Kusalananda
116k15218352
answered Aug 24 at 7:52
Kusalananda
116k15218352
answered Aug 24 at 7:52
Kusalananda
116k15218352
116k15218352
Yes, I think I killed the agent accidentally, perhaps due to restarting the machine.
– Wong Jia Hau
Aug 24 at 8:26
add a comment |
Yes, I think I killed the agent accidentally, perhaps due to restarting the machine.
– Wong Jia Hau
Aug 24 at 8:26
Yes, I think I killed the agent accidentally, perhaps due to restarting the machine.
– Wong Jia Hau
Aug 24 at 8:26
Yes, I think I killed the agent accidentally, perhaps due to restarting the machine.
– Wong Jia Hau
Aug 24 at 8:26
add a comment |
up vote
0
down vote
In windows power shell:
- Check the current status of ssh-agent: "Get-Service | select -property name,starttype"
- Set the new type : "Set-Service -Name ssh-agent -StartupType Manual"
- Start it: "Start-Service ssh-agent"
- Add your key as before: "ssh-add"
edited Oct 16 at 16:57
Jeff Schaller
36.2k952119
answered Oct 16 at 16:27
Chris
1
add a comment |
up vote
0
down vote
In windows power shell:
- Check the current status of ssh-agent: "Get-Service | select -property name,starttype"
- Set the new type : "Set-Service -Name ssh-agent -StartupType Manual"
- Start it: "Start-Service ssh-agent"
- Add your key as before: "ssh-add"
edited Oct 16 at 16:57
Jeff Schaller
36.2k952119
answered Oct 16 at 16:27
Chris
1
add a comment |
up vote
0
down vote
up vote
0
down vote
In windows power shell:
- Check the current status of ssh-agent: "Get-Service | select -property name,starttype"
- Set the new type : "Set-Service -Name ssh-agent -StartupType Manual"
- Start it: "Start-Service ssh-agent"
- Add your key as before: "ssh-add"
edited Oct 16 at 16:57
Jeff Schaller
36.2k952119
answered Oct 16 at 16:27
Chris
1
In windows power shell:
- Check the current status of ssh-agent: "Get-Service | select -property name,starttype"
- Set the new type : "Set-Service -Name ssh-agent -StartupType Manual"
- Start it: "Start-Service ssh-agent"
- Add your key as before: "ssh-add"
edited Oct 16 at 16:57
Jeff Schaller
36.2k952119
answered Oct 16 at 16:27
Chris
1
edited Oct 16 at 16:57
Jeff Schaller
36.2k952119
edited Oct 16 at 16:57
Jeff Schaller
36.2k952119
edited Oct 16 at 16:57
Jeff Schaller
36.2k952119
36.2k952119
answered Oct 16 at 16:27
Chris
1
answered Oct 16 at 16:27
Chris
1
answered Oct 16 at 16:27
Chris
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Dear moderators, I was ask to moved this question to this site from StackOverflow, but then I got downvote again? Can you at least tell me why?
– Wong Jia Hau
Aug 24 at 7:45
I'm not a moderator, but simply googling the error message would have given you an answer. stackoverflow.com/questions/17846529/…
– Panki
Aug 24 at 7:56
1
@Panki I tried that solution, it doesn't work, so I came to ask a new question.
– Wong Jia Hau
Aug 24 at 8:01
1
Please read our FAQ, take the tour and lurk for a while to get a feel of the forum use.
– Rui F Ribeiro
Aug 24 at 8:07
1
Thank you for all the moderators who helped me to improve this questions!
– Wong Jia Hau
Aug 24 at 12:27