ssh-agent with passwords without spawning too many processes

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I use ssh-agent with password-protected keys on Linux. Every time I log into a certain machine, I do this: ``` eval `ssh-agent` && ssh-add ``` This works well enough, but every time I log in and do this, I create another ssh-agent. Once in a while, I will do a `killall ssh-agent` to reap them. Is there a simple way to reuse the same ssh-agent process across different sessions?

Accepted Answer

have a look at Keychain. It was written b people in a similar situation to yourself. Keychain

ssh-agent with passwords without spawning too many processes

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