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Description of problem: After starting ssh-agent up as a user, it dies immediately. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): $ rpm -qf `which ssh-agent` openssh-clients-5.6p1-28.fc15.i686 How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. $ ssh-agent SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/tmp/ssh-oZoUy11452/agent.11452; export SSH_AUTH_SOCK; SSH_AGENT_PID=11453; export SSH_AGENT_PID; echo Agent pid 11453; $ SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/tmp/ssh-oZoUy11452/agent.11452; export SSH_AUTH_SOCK; $ SSH_AGENT_PID=11453; export SSH_AGENT_PID; $ env | grep -i ssh SSH_AGENT_PID=11453 SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/tmp/ssh-oZoUy11452/agent.11452 SSH_ASKPASS=/usr/libexec/openssh/gnome-ssh-askpass 2. $ ssh-add -l Could not open a connection to your authentication agent. The directory /tmp/ssh-oZoUy11452/agent.11452 is not created. in /var/log/messages: ssh-agent[11453]: error: setrlimit RLIMIT_CORE: Operation not permitted 3. Actual results: no running ssh-agent Expected results: a running ssh-agent Additional info:
this is reported as the kernel problem, please update to kernel-2.6.38-0.rc2.git7.1.fc15 and test again.
It took some time to get the suggested kernel to boot.. (rawhide already has a newer kernel which gave me an oops. the latest gdm did not allow me to change my session etc... But I'm using it now it does not solve the problem... $ uname -a Linux nihal 2.6.38-0.rc2.git7.1.fc15.i686.PAE #1 SMP Sat Jan 29 18:29:15 UTC 2011 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux I just noticed I'm using the PAE version... I will install the other one as well and try again... $ env | grep -i ssh SSH_AGENT_PID=3801 SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/tmp/ssh-PgZxpK3800/agent.3800 SSH_ASKPASS=/usr/libexec/openssh/gnome-ssh-askpass and in the log: Feb 4 15:11:34 nihal ssh-agent[3801]: error: setrlimit RLIMIT_CORE: Operation not permitted
It works for me with some RC3 kernel. Not sure about exact version (my rawhide box is not online so I can't check it), probably this one: kernel-2.6.38-0.rc3.git4.1.fc15
Yep ! with the following kernel (and it boots too :O) ) ssh-agent works again: $ uname -a Linux nihal 2.6.38-0.rc3.git4.1.fc15.i686.PAE #1 SMP Sat Feb 5 02:15:40 UTC 2011 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux