From 7a660253f14ea8511d9badcb82b1b4440c37ebd1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stephen Finucane Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2018 15:58:37 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] docs: Call out use of an agent to store SSH passwords This is included as a note on the usage page for want of a better place to put it. Change-Id: I647cc8239e04e1f064aef3e0942ca94b0d5b4025 Signed-off-by: Stephen Finucane Story: 2000431 Task: 2663 --- doc/source/usage.rst | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/source/usage.rst b/doc/source/usage.rst index 4ab2f0ab..307b1e2e 100644 --- a/doc/source/usage.rst +++ b/doc/source/usage.rst @@ -53,3 +53,15 @@ If you want to see a list of open reviews:: If you just want to do the commit message and remote setup steps:: git review -s + + +.. note:: + + If using multiple SSH keys (identities) or SSH keys with passphrases, you + may wish to use a tool like `ssh-agent`__, `Gnome Seahorse`__ or `KDE + KWallet`__ to avoid manual SSH configuration or frequent passphrase + requests. + + __ https://www.ssh.com/ssh/agent + __ https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Seahorse + __ https://userbase.kde.org/KDE_Wallet_Manager