[PLUG] Restoring ssh-agent with passphrase

[wes]

On Wed, Nov 14, 2018 at 11:31 AM Rich Shepard <rshepard at appl-ecosys.com>
wrote:

> On Wed, 14 Nov 2018, wes wrote:
>
> > Are you sure your new key has a passphrase? When you use the key directly
> > (without the agent), do you have to enter a passphrase?
>
> Wes,
>
>    Good question. When I use ssh and scp I'm asked for my passphrase. Is
> this what you're asking?
>
>
Yes, that's what I'm asking. I don't know why ssh and scp would ask for it
but ssh-add wouldn't.

Wild guess: maybe you now have 2 keys enabled, one with a passphrase and
one without. ssh is using the one with the passphrase, and ssh-add is using
the one without.

-wes