Agent forwarding: agent refused operation

[naggie]

Checklist

• Using latest version on the App Store
• Read the docs
• Searched for existing GitHub issues

Configuration

Blink 16.1.6
iOS 16.3.1

RSA key generated on device, with ForwardAgent YES

Describe the bug

I cannot SSH via SSH Agent forwarding despite providing -A to the ssh command or ForwardAgent YES in the host configuration as I get agent refused operation

To make sure it's not just github I tried another host on my LAN that I can ssh to directly using the local key:

As described for an older version of blink in another issue, I tried running the agent manually -- and I got a missing symbol error which could help diagnose the bug. I'm aware (via docs) that I shouldn't have to run the agent manually nowadays.

Thanks! This is a really nice project and it will make my iPhone much more useful when travelling when this is working!

[carloscabanero]

Hey @naggie ! Blink includes its own ssh agent already embedded inside the connection, and it is actually used for regular authentication. You do not need to start ssh-agent, just make sure you load the key with ssh-add id_rsa. That should do the trick.

[naggie]

Thanks @carloscabanero I had completely missed the ssh-add step which is indeed in the documentation. Sorry about that! Got it working now.