Good Idea!! (DOH! Check .xsession-errors.. ..duh) Anyway, it appears that my ssh-agent is running. So I un commented my ssh-add2 line right below it and then I get the following.. modified .xsession --snip-- #!/bin/sh # eval '/usr/local/bin/ssh-agent2' /usr/local/bin/ssh-add2 ~/.ssh2/myrtle < /dev/null startkde & --snip-- .xsession-errors --snip-- SSH2_AUTH_SOCK=/tmp/ssh-steven/ssh2-728-agent; export SSH2_AUTH_SOCK; SSH2_AGENT_PID=729; export SSH2_AGENT_PID; echo Agent pid 729; Failed to connect to authentication agent - agent not running? kdeinit: Launched DCOPServer, pid = 775 result = 0 DCOPServer: SetAProc_loc: conn 0, prot=local, file=/tmp/.ICE-unix/777 kdeinit: Launched KLauncher, pid = 778 result = 0 DCOP: register 'klauncher_myrtle_500' --snip-- Initially, it would appear that ssh-agent is running. But then at line 4 ssh-add2 isn't obvioulsy working? Any ideas? echo $DISPLAY reveals ":0" It should be IP or hostname right? Thanks At 09:49 AM 2/12/01 -0700, sinck@ugive.com wrote: >echo $DISPLAY >> /tmp/mylogfile > >and see what it says. > >Depending on your environment, you may also have a file named >.xsession-errors or something painful like that. > >Could you be more specific on how ssh-agent isn't working? ssh will >only care about DISPLAY iff you use -X (or at least the version I'm >using only pays attention then.). > >You may also be running afowl of .xauthority and the like as well. > >David > >________________________________________________ >See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't >post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > >Plug-discuss mailing list - Plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us >http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss