[Bug 356793] [NEW] ssh-add: "Error reading response length from authentication socket."

[Andy Ruddock]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: openssh-client

Ubuntu Jaunty Beta (Up-to-date).
openssh-client 1:5.1p1-5ubuntu1

Running "ssh-add" :

Enter passphrase for /home/user/.ssh/id_rsa: 
Identity added: /home/user/.ssh/id_rsa (/home/user/.ssh/id_rsa)
Identity added: /home/user/.ssh/id_dsa (/home/user/.ssh/id_dsa)
Error reading response length from authentication socket.

After this, running "ssh-add" :

Could not open a connection to your authentication agent.

Running "ssh-agent" :

SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/tmp/ssh-OmUstl5978/agent.5978; export SSH_AUTH_SOCK;
SSH_AGENT_PID=5979; export SSH_AGENT_PID;
echo Agent pid 5979;

"ps ax" shows :

 4207 ?        Ss     0:00 /usr/bin/ssh-agent /usr/bin/gpg-agent
--daemon --sh --write-env-file=/home/user/.gnupg/gpg-agent-info-hostname
/usr/bin/dbus-launch --exit-with-session /usr/bin/pulse-session /usr/bin
/seahorse-agent --execute x-session-manager

** Affects: openssh (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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ssh-add: "Error reading response length from authentication socket."
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/356793
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