openssh unix dev - Jun 2023 - [PATCH] ssh-agent: add systemd socket-based activation

On Fri, 16 Jun 2023, Ronan Pigott wrote:
> This adds support for systemd socket-based activation in the ssh-agent.
> When using socket activation, the -a flag value must match the socket
> path provided by systemd, as a sanity check. Support for this feature is
> enabled by the --with-systemd configure flag.
> 
> ---
> Something tells me upstream would not be interested in this patch, but
> as it may be useful on linux, I'm submitting it here.
yeah - unfortunately libsystemd is under the LGPL and we've tried hard
to keep our license free of additional obligations.

-d

On 6/19/23 20:20, Damien Miller wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 16 Jun 2023, Ronan Pigott wrote:
> 
>> This adds support for systemd socket-based activation in the ssh-agent.
>> When using socket activation, the -a flag value must match the socket
>> path provided by systemd, as a sanity check. Support for this feature
is
>> enabled by the --with-systemd configure flag.
>>
>> ---
>> Something tells me upstream would not be interested in this patch, but
>> as it may be useful on linux, I'm submitting it here.
> 
> yeah - unfortunately libsystemd is under the LGPL and we've tried hard
> to keep our license free of additional obligations.
Would a version that reimplemented sd_listen_fds(3) be okay?
sd_listen_fds(3) is just a convenience function.  The actual protocol
is independent of both libsystemd and of systemd itself.
-- 
Sincerely,
Demi Marie Obenour (she/her/hers)
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