Summary: ssh-agent problem

Thanks for your help Dan

Putting quotes around the variable did the trick.

Thanks again
Dave


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan Astoorian [mailto:djast@cs.toronto.edu]
> Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2001 2:21 PM
> To: David Baldwin
> Subject: Re: ssh-agent problem
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> On Thu, 08 Nov 2001 17:06:32 EST, "David Baldwin" writes:
> > #!/bin/bash
> > if [ -z $SSH_CLIENT ]
> > then
> >         eval `/usr/local/bin/ssh-agent`; /usr/local/bin/ssh-add
> > ~/.ssh/id_rsa  ~/.ssh/id_dsa
> > fi
> >
> [...]
> > [: too many arguments
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> $SSH_CLIENT, when it's set, has spaces in it, so your script
> effectively reads
>     if [ -z AA.BB.CC.DD PPPPP 22 ]
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> after the variable has been expanded.  Put quotes around the variable,
> i.e.,
>     if [ -z "$SSH_CLIENT" ]
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> Hope this helps.
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