X2Go Bug report logs - #489
x2goclient ignores pageant if path to SSH key is provided

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Package: x2goclient; Maintainer for x2goclient is X2Go Developers <x2go-dev@lists.x2go.org>; Source for x2goclient is src:x2goclient.

Reported by: Akihiro Nomura <sacredfox@hotmail.com>

Date: Wed, 7 May 2014 10:55:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: confirmed

Found in version 4.0.2.0

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Package: x2goclient
Version: 4.0.2.0

I'm using both PuTTY 0.61 and x2goclient in Windows 7, using SSH private key with pass-phrase.
When I leave "Use RSA/DSA key for ssh connection" blank and select "Try auto login (...)", x2goclient connects using SSH key in pageant and connects well, but when I forget booting pageant, x2goclient asks for pass-phrase (of what?) and I cannot login.

In order to prevent the latter scenario, I provided path for private key (in OpenSSH format, not in .ppk file in PuTTY), leaving "Try auto login" check box checked.
In this case, x2goclient always asks the pass-phrase of the key and don't try using key in pageant.
After providing the pass-phrase, x2goclient works fine, but typing pass-phrase many times is annoying.

Is it possible to configure x2goclient to use pageant first and specified SSH key as fall back?

Best regards,
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Akihiro Nomura
sacredfox@hotmail.com

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