what is ssh-sgent?

[sktsee]

On Sun, 2008-05-04 at 09:18 +0100, Chris G wrote:

[snip]

> ssh-agent is a useful utility in some circumstances but, in my
> opinion, doesn't offer me much.  It's a pity it can't be turned off
> easily, if you don't use it then it does nothing but is one of those
> processes that provokes threads like this one - "what's it for?".
> 

It's very easy to turn off.

1. Edit /etc/X11/Xsession.options and comment out the line
"use-ssh-agent".
2. Restart your session.

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