How to Set Up the ssh-agent Command to Run Automatically

You can avoid providing your passphrase and password whenever you use Secure Shell by starting an agent daemon, ssh-agent. You can start the agent daemon from the .dtprofile script.

1. To start the agent daemon automatically, add the following lines to the end of the $HOME/.dtprofile script:

   if [ "$SSH_AUTH_SOCK" = "" -a -x /usr/bin/ssh-agent ]; then eval `/usr/bin/ssh-agent` fi

2. To terminate the Secure Shell agent daemon when you exit the CDE session, add the following to the $HOME/.dt/sessions/sessionexit script:

   if [ "$SSH_AGENT_PID" != "" -a -x /usr/bin/ssh-agent ]; then /usr/bin/ssh-agent -k fi

   This entry ensures that no one can use the Secure Shell agent after the CDE session is terminated.

3. Start a Solaris Secure Shell session.

   myLocalHost% ssh myRemoteHost

   There is no prompt for a passphrase.