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Q&A SSH key added to agent, but keeps asking for password

I have my key added to ssh-agent and they show up in ssh-add -l. When I try to actually SSH to a host that requires the key, I still get prompted for a password. I enter it again and again and it s...

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SSH key added to agent, but keeps asking for password

I have my key added to `ssh-agent` and they show up in `ssh-add -l`. When I try to actually SSH to a host that requires the key, I still get prompted for a password. I enter it again and again and it seemingly refuses to cache it.

Frustratingly, this configuration is copied between several computers and only one of them has the problem, and it started recently. It is also versioned in git and I can tell I haven't changed it in a while. I used a GUI wallet manager (kwallet) to remember the passphrase, so I don't even know why it's asking for the password at all.

What could possibly account for this, and where do I start troubleshooting?

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