desktop-packages team mailing list archive

[Adam Funk <839444@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm having a similar problem, which was very confusing until I came
across this bug report.  If I launch xterm from the applications menu or
from a panel launcher created using "add to panel" -> "application
launcher" -> xterm, ssh-agent and gpg-agent are available.

But I normally use a custom keybinding from xbindkeys to launch xterms
(faster for me than using the mouse), and they don't get the environment
variables necessary for ssh-agent and gpg-agent to work.

-- 
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop
Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-session in Ubuntu.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/839444

Title:
  Gnome uses two different ssh agents depending on how program is
  launched

Status in “gnome-session” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  If a shell is launched through the menu SSH_AUTH_SOCK will have a
  value of the form /tmp/keyring-xxxxxx/ssh. If a keyboard shortcut is
  created through System > Preferences > Keyboard Shortcuts and that
  shortcut is used to launch a shell, then SSH_AUTH_SOCK will have a
  value of the form /tmp/ssh-xxxxx#####/agent.#####.

  All shells in the session should by default be using the same ssh-
  agent.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
  Package: gnome-session-bin 2.30.0-0ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-33.72-generic 2.6.32.41+drm33.18
  Uname: Linux 2.6.32-33-generic i686
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Fri Sep  2 12:06:28 2011
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.3 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20110720.1)
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=en_DK.utf8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: gnome-session

To manage notifications about this bug go to:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-session/+bug/839444/+subscriptions