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GNOME-SSH-ASKPASS(1) | General Commands Manual | GNOME-SSH-ASKPASS(1) |
NAME¶
gnome-ssh-askpass - prompts a user for a passphrase using GNOMESYNOPSIS¶
gnome-ssh-askpassDESCRIPTION¶
gnome-ssh-askpass is a GNOME-based passphrase dialog for use with OpenSSH. It is intended to be called by the ssh-add(1) program and not invoked directly. It allows ssh-add(1) to obtain a passphrase from a user, even if not connected to a terminal (assuming that an X display is available). This happens automatically in the case where ssh-add is invoked from one's ~/.xsession or as one of the GNOME startup programs, for example. In order to be called automatically by ssh-add, gnome-ssh-askpass should be installed as /usr/bin/ssh-askpass.ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES¶
The following environment variables are recognized:- GNOME_SSH_ASKPASS_GRAB_SERVER
- Causes gnome-ssh-askpass to grab the X server before asking for a passphrase.
- GNOME_SSH_ASKPASS_GRAB_POINTER
- Causes gnome-ssh-askpass to grab the mouse pointer using gdk_pointer_grab() before asking for a passphrase.