Can't connect to a remote server with Nautilus and a private key

Posted by Desmond Hume on Ask Ubuntu See other posts from Ask Ubuntu or by Desmond Hume
Published on 2012-12-04T16:14:41Z Indexed on 2012/12/04 17:20 UTC
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The remote server requires a private key and passphrase for authentication. I tried putting username@server in the "Server" field and leaving "User name" and "Password" fields blank, putting the passphrase in the "Password" field, but it still says "Permission denied" and it doesn't ask for the private key at any point.

I also tried ssh-add path/to/privatekey, but it says "Could not open a connection to your authentication agent.", however I'm not sure if ssh-add is even relevant.

I can ssh into the server from the terminal just fine with the key/passphrase.

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