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chmurli

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Registered: 2008-12-23

Posts: 51

seahorse keeps asking about password, even when ssh-key is used

Hi,
I want easy access to my repos on bitbucket.
I have set my id_rsa.pub in bitbucket preferences, but when I try take any action on repo I have to type password .

First there is graphical popup menu to type password, when I cancel it I can type password in terminal.

error: unable to read askpass response from '/usr/lib/seahorse/seahorse-ssh-askpass'
Password for 'https://XXXXXXX@bitbucket.org':

I have tried set ssh-key for bitbucket on my raspberry pi, and it works properly (no password is needed).

kamila

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Registered: 2012-07-05

Posts: 7

Re: seahorse keeps asking about password, even when ssh-key is used

I do not use Bitbucket, but I think this is similar to the issue with GitHub that I have noticed. Basically, when the url scheme of the remote is https:// , I am always asked for a password, but when there is no scheme (for github this is 'remote  git@github.com:XXX/XXX') (or when the scheme is ssh:// , I assume), the ssh key is used.

I suggest you see whether you can use an alternate url scheme and see if it fixes the problem.

Hope this helps!