Initial Setup
I am using Posh-Git and have followed Phil Haack's advice for using SSH. That is, I have done the following:
- Install msysgit.
- Update Posh-Git
- Add the ssh-agent to PATH.
Initial Test
Now, when I start Powershell, the ssh-agent does start. This is good. If I run Get-Proces I can see it:
91 8 1728 4208 286 0.23 2520 ssh-agent
When it starts, though, it does not ask me for my username and password. This is not good.
Further, during a single PowerShell session, git repeatedly asks me for my username and password, and never remembers it.
Finding my SSH Keys
My SSH keys are located in C:\Users\<my-user>\.ssh, in which I can see two files:
github_rsa
github_rsa.pub
I have gone ahead and run ssh-add "C:\Users\<my-user>\.ssh\github_rsa".
Still the agent doesn't remember my credentials.
Testing with Git Shell
msysgit comes with the Git Shell, and when I run it, the authentication just goes right through perfectly. I am never asked for a username and password, at all.
I have looked at the answer here Configuring Git over SSH to login once, which recommends checking whether we're using https or the ssh protocol.
git config -l
In both my Git Shell and my normal Windows PowerShell prompt, the repositories are all using HTTPS.
