[Bug 2026307] Re: ssh-askpass-gnome pops up for every sudo command

[Lena Voytek]

Thanks for the bug report. I tested this on my system and can confirm this is an issue in Jammy, Kinetic, Lunar, and Mantic. I found this issue noted on the gnome gitlab here too - https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/seahorse/-/issues/352 
Based on the comments in that issue I was able to come up with a workaround that fixes this bug by creating a desktop file for the program at ~/.local/share/applications/gnome-ssh-askpass.desktop and inserting the following:

[Desktop Entry]
Name=GNOME ssh-askpass
GenericName=ssh-askpass
Type=Application
Exec=/usr/lib/openssh/gnome-ssh-askpass
Terminal=false



** Bug watch added: gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/seahorse/-/issues #352
   https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/seahorse/-/issues/352

** Also affects: openssh (Ubuntu Kinetic)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Also affects: openssh (Ubuntu Lunar)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Also affects: openssh (Ubuntu Jammy)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Changed in: openssh (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Triaged

** Changed in: openssh (Ubuntu Jammy)
       Status: New => Triaged

** Changed in: openssh (Ubuntu Kinetic)
       Status: New => Triaged

** Changed in: openssh (Ubuntu Lunar)
       Status: New => Triaged

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Title:
  ssh-askpass-gnome pops up for every sudo command

Status in openssh package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged
Status in openssh source package in Jammy:
  Triaged
Status in openssh source package in Kinetic:
  Triaged
Status in openssh source package in Lunar:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  When running multiple commands like this:
   
  SUDO_ASKPASS=/usr/lib/openssh/gnome-ssh-askpass sudo -A cp ./ez_bkup /usr/local/bin/ 

  from my gtk4 app, the ssh-askpass-gnome dialog and the gnome
  inhibitShortcutsDialog pops up. i click allow on the
  inhibitShortcutsDialog, then enter my password, which is accepted,
  then they both pop up again for each of these sudo commands my app
  calls.

  This happens in ubuntu 22.04-23.04 (completely updated) using gnome.
  If i use xfce in the same ubuntu versions, the gnome dialog doesn't
  pop up, of course, and ssh-askpass-gnome works properly (one entry and
  then all commands executed without further prompting). Fedora 37 works
  properly with gnome x11 or wayland, and xfce. Not sure if this is a
  bug in ubuntu's ssh-askpass-gnome, gnome-shell, or both/something
  else.

  ubuntu 23.04 is using GNOME Shell 44.2 and ssh-askpass-gnome
  1:9.0p1-1ubuntu8.2

  fedora is using openssh-askpass-8.8p1-10.fc37 and GNOME Shell 43.6

  thanks

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