[Bug 1276938] [NEW] Inconsistent behaviour on SSH connections

[Eero Aaltonen]

Public bug reported:

The first thing I usually do after login is that I open a terminal and execute
$ ssh remotehost

Currently about half of time I get the graphical dialog, which will
prompt me for my passphrase and store it to the keyring, which is fine.

The other half of the time I instead get prompted in the terminal for my passphrase
    Enter passphrase for key <mykey>

which does not store it to the keyring. I can add my key to the keyring
with `ssh-add` but this altering behaviour is weird and inconsistent.

I have two key(pair)s on my computer, in case that's relevant.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: ssh (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-15.25-generic 3.11.10
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-15-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Feb  6 09:50:27 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-09-10 (149 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: openssh
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-10-23 (105 days ago)

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug saucy

** Description changed:

- The first think I usually after login is that I open a terminal and execute
+ The first thing I usually do after login is that I open a terminal and execute
  $ ssh remotehost
  
- 
- Currently about half of time I get the graphical dialog, which will prompt me for my passphrase and store it to the keyring, which is fine.
+ Currently about half of time I get the graphical dialog, which will
+ prompt me for my passphrase and store it to the keyring, which is fine.
  
  The other half of the time I instead get prompted in the terminal for my passphrase
-     Enter passphrase for key <mykey>
+     Enter passphrase for key <mykey>
  
  which does not store it to the keyring. I can add my key to the keyring
  with `ssh-add` but this altering behaviour is weird and inconsistent.
- 
  
  I have two key(pair)s on my computer, in case that's relevant.
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
  Package: ssh (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-15.25-generic 3.11.10
  Uname: Linux 3.11.0-15-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: wl
  ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.2
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Thu Feb  6 09:50:27 2014
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-09-10 (149 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
  MarkForUpload: True
  SourcePackage: openssh
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-10-23 (105 days ago)

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  Inconsistent behaviour on SSH connections

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