I copied identities <code>id_rsa</code> from an old computer to a new one, both running the same version of Debian. When I do <code>ssh-add</code> I get: <pre class="prettyprint"><code>Could not add identity xxx: agent refused operation </code></pre> Why?

To get ssh-agent running: <pre class="prettyprint"><code>eval `ssh-agent` </code></pre>

ssh-add: could not add identity xxx agent refused operation

I copied identities id_rsa from an old computer to a new one, both running the same version of Debian. When I do ssh-add I get:

Could not add identity xxx: agent refused operation

Why?

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asked Feb 04 '20 20:02

To get ssh-agent running:

eval `ssh-agent`

answered Nov 15 '22 09:11

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