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[Robie Basak <1067301@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

** Summary changed:

- ssh-add: Error reading response length from authentication socket. 
+ gnome-keyring does not support "ssh-add -c"

** Description changed:

+ ssh-add does not work with -c (confirmation) when used with gnome-
+ keyring (which is the common default in many desktop environments). This
+ is a missing upstream feature in gnome-keyring (see upstream bug).
+ 
+ Workaround: switch to using ssh-agent instead. See upstream bug for
+ details.
+ 
+ [Original Description]
+ 
  ssh-add seems not to work with the confirmation (-c) option.  Trying to
  require that identities be subject to confirmation when used brings up
  the error "Error reading response length from authentication socket. "
  
-  $ ssh-add -c /home/user/.ssh/key_rsa 
-  Enter passphrase for /home/user/.ssh/key_rsa: 
-  Error reading response length from authentication socket.
-  Could not add identity: /home/user/.ssh/key_rsa
+  $ ssh-add -c /home/user/.ssh/key_rsa
+  Enter passphrase for /home/user/.ssh/key_rsa:
+  Error reading response length from authentication socket.
+  Could not add identity: /home/user/.ssh/key_rsa
  
  Addding keys not subject to confirmation when used works as normal:
  
-  $ ssh-add  /home/user/.ssh/key_rsa 
-  Enter passphrase for /home/user/.ssh/key_rsa: 
-  Identity added: /home/user/.ssh/key_rsa (/home/user/.ssh/key_rsa)
+  $ ssh-add  /home/user/.ssh/key_rsa
+  Enter passphrase for /home/user/.ssh/key_rsa:
+  Identity added: /home/user/.ssh/key_rsa (/home/user/.ssh/key_rsa)
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  Package: openssh-client 1:6.0p1-3ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.28-generic 3.5.5
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue Oct 16 13:55:08 2012
  InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64+mac (20121015)
  ProcEnviron:
-  TERM=xterm
-  PATH=(custom, no user)
-  XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
-  LANG=en_US.UTF-8
-  SHELL=/bin/bash
+  TERM=xterm
+  PATH=(custom, no user)
+  XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
+  LANG=en_US.UTF-8
+  SHELL=/bin/bash
  RelatedPackageVersions:
-  ssh-askpass       N/A
-  libpam-ssh        N/A
-  keychain          N/A
-  ssh-askpass-gnome N/A
+  ssh-askpass       N/A
+  libpam-ssh        N/A
+  keychain          N/A
+  ssh-askpass-gnome N/A
  SSHClientVersion: OpenSSH_6.0p1 Debian-3ubuntu1, OpenSSL 1.0.1c 10 May 2012
  SourcePackage: openssh
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Changed in: gnome-keyring (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Triaged

** Changed in: gnome-keyring (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Wishlist

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Title:
  gnome-keyring does not support "ssh-add -c"

Status in GNOME Keyring:
  Confirmed
Status in gnome-keyring package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged
Status in gnome-keyring package in Debian:
  New

Bug description:
  ssh-add does not work with -c (confirmation) when used with gnome-
  keyring (which is the common default in many desktop environments).
  This is a missing upstream feature in gnome-keyring (see upstream
  bug).

  Workaround: switch to using ssh-agent instead. See upstream bug for
  details.

  [Original Description]

  ssh-add seems not to work with the confirmation (-c) option.  Trying
  to require that identities be subject to confirmation when used brings
  up the error "Error reading response length from authentication
  socket. "

   $ ssh-add -c /home/user/.ssh/key_rsa
   Enter passphrase for /home/user/.ssh/key_rsa:
   Error reading response length from authentication socket.
   Could not add identity: /home/user/.ssh/key_rsa

  Addding keys not subject to confirmation when used works as normal:

   $ ssh-add  /home/user/.ssh/key_rsa
   Enter passphrase for /home/user/.ssh/key_rsa:
   Identity added: /home/user/.ssh/key_rsa (/home/user/.ssh/key_rsa)

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  Package: openssh-client 1:6.0p1-3ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.28-generic 3.5.5
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue Oct 16 13:55:08 2012
  InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64+mac (20121015)
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   ssh-askpass       N/A
   libpam-ssh        N/A
   keychain          N/A
   ssh-askpass-gnome N/A
  SSHClientVersion: OpenSSH_6.0p1 Debian-3ubuntu1, OpenSSL 1.0.1c 10 May 2012
  SourcePackage: openssh
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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