[Bug 3429] Confusing error message from `ssh-keygen -Y sign` when private key is not in agent

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Fri May 6 14:28:21 AEST 2022


https://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3429

Damien Miller <djm at mindrot.org> changed:

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--- Comment #1 from Damien Miller <djm at mindrot.org> ---
Created attachment 3589
  --> https://bugzilla.mindrot.org/attachment.cgi?id=3589&action=edit
improve error message

I think at the very least we can improve the error message. This patch
adjusts the error message to read:

> No private key found for "/tmp/id_ed25519"

which might give the user a chance to consider checking the agent.

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