SSH key files not used. Need to enter password twice

[Jens Askengren]

Binary package hint: gvfs-backends

When browsing an sftp:// directory I need to enter the password, even though
key file authentication is set up and working for this server.
Doen't gvfsd-sftp support key file authentication?

If I open a file using gedit in the above sftp:// directory, I need to supply the password once again.
Isn't gvfsd-sftp supposed to share authentication information and state between applications?

This happens on Ubuntu 8.04.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

thank you for your bug report, no need to authentification if the application is using the fuse mount, not sure when gvfs is used, note than gedit is not using gvfs yet

[Brad Whittington (bradwhittington)]

More generally gvfs-ssh/sftp does not look at, or obey, any of the other settings in .ssh, for e.g. I use a custom config file in my .ssh folder so that connecting to certain hosts it will use specific ports and/or usernames, gvfs ignores these settings completely, and so I have to manually enter them when connecting to a known host (along with a password). It should obey/read the rules from .ssh/config, and it should use the keys in .ssh, and, even more relevant, talk to the ssh agent.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

do you still get the issue on jaunty?

[Jens Askengren (jens-askengren)]

This work fine in jaunty.
gvfs appears to read ~.ssh/config as well.
Thank you!

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

closing the bug since that works fine now