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Chromebook ssh-agent setup
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Setting up ssh-agent in Linux/Crostini on Chromebook

  • Create your user systemd directory:
$ mkdir -p .config/systemd/user
  • Edit the unit file .config/systemd/user/ssh-agent.service:
[Unit]
Description=SSH key agent

[Service]
Type=simple
Environment=SSH_AUTH_SOCK=%t/ssh-agent.socket
ExecStart=/usr/bin/ssh-agent -D -a $SSH_AUTH_SOCK

[Install]
WantedBy=default.target
  • Enable the service:
$ systemctl --user enable ssh-agent
  • Add setting of SSH_AUTH_SOCK to end of .bashrc:
export SSH_AUTH_SOCK=$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/ssh-agent.socket
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