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ALWAYS GOOGLE THE ERROR MESSAGE, with context about what you’re doing! I encountered this, too, but the fix is quite simple. That service is set to “manual” b
by naikrovek 3y ago
ALWAYS GOOGLE THE ERROR MESSAGE, with context about what you’re doing!
I encountered this, too, but the fix is quite simple.
That service is set to “manual” by default, (or maybe “disabled”) and setting it to “automatic” then starting it will get you running.
It is unlikely that this is a corporate lockdown measure.
- rzzzt 3y agoWhat about using AppLocker to restrict allowed executables to a subset of all available pieces of software on the machine?
- naikrovek 3y agoIt’s possible to lock this down, don’t misunderstand me. I’m saying it’s unlikely for a security team to make this decision on a system where pageant.exe is allowed to run.
- chasil 3y agoOn my properties dialog for the OpenSSH authentication agent, all of the buttons under "service status" are disabled. I could probably get this enabled for myself, but all my users are also using this tool with ed25519 keys on PuTTY version 0.77. I need to stay in this realm.
- naikrovek 3y ago> On my properties dialog for the OpenSSH authentication agent, all of the buttons under "service status" are disabled. Change the “Startup type” to either “manual” or “automatic” and some of those buttons should light up, if I am remembering correctly (I may be misremembering; I’ve been primarily a Mac user for over a year, now.) > I need to stay in this realm. That’s fine. PuTTygen converts ssh keys to and from OpenSSH format just fine, though, so it’s an option if you ever choose to explore it.
- chasil 3y agoThe startup type itself is grey, set to disabled, and I can't change it. The PuTTY agent is a perfect fit for this situation, unfortunately.