Using git with SSH-key on Windows

Question

I am connecting to my virtual machine with ssh like this:

ssh -i keyfile.key user@server.com

I have created a git repository on the server which I want to push to, but I do nott know how I should use the keyfile.key with git.

I am supposed to execute the command:

git push live master

But I getting the error "permission denied (publickey)", so how do I specify the key? I am on Windows 8.

http://serverfault.com/questions/194567/how-do-i-tell-git-for-windows-where-to-find-my-private-rsa-key — Mircea, Jun 25 '15 at 01:26

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:43

0

You need to:

use a, ~/.ssh/config (check where %HOME% is set, since you are on Windows).
The config file would look like (replace <hostkey> by any string you want)
```
Host <hostkey>
  HostName myserver
  User user
  IdentityFile C:\path\to\.ssh\keyfile.key
  IdentitiesOnly yes
```
change your remote url to one using the config Host key
```
git rmeote set-url list <hostkey>:myrepo
```

edited May 23 '17 at 11:43

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answered Jun 25 '15 at 08:14

VonC

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