request: set SSH_ASKPASS

[imschmeg]

I noticed that MX comes bundled with /usr/lib/openssh/gnome-ssh-askpass, but does not set the SSH_ASKPASS env var to anything. My request is to have SSH_ASKPASS set to /usr/lib/openssh/gnome-ssh-askpass on installation of MX.

Thanks.

[fehlix]

MX comes bundled with /usr/lib/openssh/gnome-ssh-askpass, but does not set the SSH_ASKPASS env var to anything.

Just add this line
SSH_ASKPASS=/usr/lib/openssh/gnome-ssh-askpass
to
/etc/environment
so it will be available after reboot.

[imschmeg]

Yes, I can set SSH_ASKPASS myself. And it isn't that big a deal to figure out which if any ssh-askpass app MX bundles. But, I do have an app that depends on SSH_ASKPASS being set, and if an MX update came through with a different ssh-askpass app, it would be nice if MX arranged for SSH_ASKPASS to be set to point to it. Now, if MX didn't bundle any, then I would consider that license to choose my own and its package installation hooks would probably set SSH_ASKPASS appropriately. But since MX does bundle in the openssh gnomish one, why not make it automatically reachable by apps that use SSH_ASKPASS just for that purpose?

It's a minor thing, true. Probably not worth the keystrokes I used up....