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ssh-agent: I want to start using on all my remote hosts

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I have been using ssh for logging in to my remote hosts for many years, but
I have NOT been using ssh-agent.

I have checked all those hosts looking for the env var SSH_AGENT_SOCK which
one website says should be defined if the ssh-agent process is running, but
none have that defined.

Now I'm ready to start but I want to start with one host to make sure my
work flows aren't interrupted. Some questions:

1. Will starting the ssh-agent service interfere with my current ssh login
(using keys with NO passhrase).

2. Is there anything to do to start the service other than:

    edit file /etc/ssh/sshd_config to uncomment

        #AllowAgentForwarding yes

    reboot

Thanks.

-Tom

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ssh-agent: I want to start using on all my remote hosts Tom Browder <tom.browder@gmail.com> - 2022-06-03 16:50 +0200
  Re: ssh-agent: I want to start using on all my remote hosts Tom Browder <tom.browder@gmail.com> - 2022-06-03 17:00 +0200
    Re: ssh-agent: I want to start using on all my remote hosts Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> - 2022-06-04 17:00 +0200
  How about ssh certificates (was: Re: ssh-agent: I want to start using on all my remote hosts) rhkramer@gmail.com - 2022-06-03 17:50 +0200
    Re: How about ssh certificates (was: Re: ssh-agent: I want to start  using on all my remote hosts) Tom Browder <tom.browder@gmail.com> - 2022-06-03 20:20 +0200
      Re: How about ssh certificates (was: Re: ssh-agent: I want to start  using on all my remote hosts) Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2022-06-03 20:40 +0200
        Re: How about ssh certificates (was: Re: ssh-agent: I want to start using on all my remote hosts) rhkramer@gmail.com - 2022-06-03 23:40 +0200
      Re: How about ssh certificates (was: Re: ssh-agent: I want to start  using on all my remote hosts) Tom Browder <tom.browder@gmail.com> - 2022-06-03 21:30 +0200
    Re: How about ssh certificates (was: Re: ssh-agent: I want to start  using on all my remote hosts) David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2022-06-03 21:30 +0200
  Re: ssh-agent: I want to start using on all my remote hosts David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2022-06-03 20:30 +0200
  Re: ssh-agent: I want to start using on all my remote hosts Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> - 2022-06-04 17:10 +0200
    Re: ssh-agent: I want to start using on all my remote hosts Tom Browder <tom.browder@gmail.com> - 2022-06-04 20:30 +0200
      Re: ssh-agent: I want to start using on all my remote hosts john doe <johndoe65534@mail.com> - 2022-06-04 21:00 +0200
        Re: ssh-agent: I want to start using on all my remote hosts Tom Browder <tom.browder@gmail.com> - 2022-06-04 21:10 +0200

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