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+#!/bin/bash
+# GPG-agent on Ubuntu Bionic complains with the following error when trying
+# to use gpg-agent as an ssh-agent.
+# sign_and_send_pubkey: signing failed: agent refused operation
+
+# A search indicates the following bug report on Debian, which also
+# gives a helpful hint for fixing this problem.
+# https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=835394
+
+gpg-connect-agent updatestartuptty /bye