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vscode-not-forward-ssh-agent.md

The Issue

$ ssh-add -l
Error connecting to agent: No such file or directory

The Solution

In VSCode make sure that: "remote.SSH.useExecServer": false?

  • Click Ctl + ,
  • Search for remote.SSH.useExecServer
  • Turn it off.

Then, restart vscode and try again.

This fix is from: roblourens

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