Bug 1834

Summary:	OpenSSH ignores keys in ~/.ssh/config and offers keys from Seahorse instead
Product:	Portable OpenSSH	Reporter:	jchadima
Component:	ssh	Assignee:	Assigned to nobody <unassigned-bugs>
Status:	CLOSED INVALID
Severity:	normal	CC:	djm, dtucker
Priority:	P2
Version:	5.6p1
Hardware:	All
OS:	All

Description jchadima 2010-11-08 20:53:37 AEDT

The ssh ignores the "IdentityFile" config in ~/.ssh/config and instead uses the keys from Seahorse in alphabetical order. There is no way how to force the order the keys. This may cause the unability to login on sites with limited numbers of login attempts.

Comment 1 Darren Tucker 2010-11-08 21:39:39 AEDT

Doesn't "IdentitiesOnly yes" do what you want?

Comment 2 Damien Miller 2010-11-10 10:06:05 AEDT

from "man ssh_config"

IdentitiesOnly
  Specifies that ssh(1) should only use the authentication identity
  files configured in the ssh_config files, even if ssh-agent(1)
  offers more identities.  The argument to this keyword must be
  ``yes'' or ``no''.  This option is intended for situations where
  ssh-agent offers many different identities.  The default is ``no''.

If you don't want ssh to touch the agent at all, then unset the SSH_AUTH_SOCK environment variable.

Comment 3 Damien Miller 2011-01-24 12:33:39 AEDT

Move resolved bugs to CLOSED after 5.7 release