-chown -R 1000:1000 /home/iank/.ssh
-chmod -R u=Xrw,og= /home/iank/.ssh
-rm -rf /root/.ssh
-# remove broken symlinks or the following cp will fail
-find /home/iank/.ssh -xtype l -exec rm '{}' \;
-cp -rL /home/iank/.ssh /root
-chown -R root:root /root/.ssh
-chmod 700 /root/.ssh
-# https://ticktockhouse.svbtle.com/my-obligatory-ubuntu-ssh-agent-post
+
+# old link from
+# # https://ticktockhouse.svbtle.com/my-obligatory-ubuntu-ssh-agent-post
+# but that made a service that started too soon and didn't pick up our
+# x env vars. instead, copy from the root ssh-agent just the
+# appropriate things into a new service.
+rm -f /home/iank/.config/systemd/user/default.target.wants/ssh-agent.service
+
+mkdir -p /home/iank/.local/share/systemd/user
+cat >/home/iank/.local/share/systemd/user/sshaiank.service <<'EOF'
+[Unit]
+Description=OpenSSH User Agent
+Documentation=man:ssh-agent(1)
+[Service]
+ExecStart=/usr/lib/openssh/agent-launch start
+ExecStopPost=/usr/lib/openssh/agent-launch stop
+[Install]
+WantedBy=default.target
+EOF
+# enable it