[Feature] Start ssh agent automatically

[Noisyfox]

Currently I have to start ssh agent and add my password-protected ssh key manually, otherwise I will get issue like

I'm using Windows and I tried both openssh and putty based ssh and they all have the same issue.

Any plan to start the agent automatically when app starts/prior to any git command, like what SourceTree does?

[love-linger]

Here's my solution for this issue. Install offical git with Use external OpenSSH turn on. This will use Window's built-in OpenSSH client.

After that, go to Services and start the built-in OpenSSH Authentication Agent and switch the Startup type to Automatic.

[AleksandrLiakhavetsEPAM]

And what is the next action?
It is just stuck in this state

Thanks!

[love-linger]

And what is the next action? It is just stuck in this state Thanks!

you can manually run one of these fetch command:

• git fetch --all for HTTPS access
• git -c core.sshCommand "ssh -i YOUR_PRIVATEKEY_FILE" fetch --all for SSH access

to see why it stuck there

[AleksandrLiakhavetsEPAM]

Did it - it's stuck in a step when i need to enter passphrase for rsa key. Just nothing happening. For example visual studio shows

[love-linger]

Did it - it's stuck in a step when i need to enter passphrase for rsa key. Just nothing happening. For example visual studio shows

Thank you very much. I'm using a private key without passphrase, and did not notice that. I'll try to fix it.

[love-linger]

Add support for SSH_ASKPASS

You can test it from this build: https://github.com/sourcegit-scm/sourcegit/actions/runs/9841154876

[Noisyfox]

I'm getting this error when running the latest developer branch.