If you encounter the following error on Windows:
Permission denied (publickey). fatal: Could not read from remote repository.
But at the same time, the command ssh -vvv [email protected] gives you this message:
Hi USER_NAME! You've successfully authenticated, but GitHub does not provide shell access.
- Option1: Add to your environment variables:
GIT_SSH_COMMAND="C:/Windows/System32/OpenSSH/ssh.exe". Ensure there's no space after the equal sign. Also, verify that the path is correct for your OS. Note! I've expirinced some connection issues while trying to clone the repo via ssh:
git clone [email protected]:v3/company/project/reponame
Cloning into 'reponame'...
C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\ssh.exe: line 1: C:WindowsSystem32OpenSSHssh.exe: command not found fatal: Could not read from remote repository. Please make sure you have the correct access rights and the repository exists.
and remove the GIT_SSH_COMMAND from the env variables. Do logout.
- Option2: change the Git configuration by running:
git config --global core.sshCommand "'C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\ssh.exe'" - Don't forget to start the SSH agent service:
Get-Service -Name ssh-agent | Set-Service -StartupType Manual Start-Service ssh-agentYou can set the StartupType to Automatic if you want it to run when Windows starts.
A restart might be necessary, but in many cases, simply re-opening the terminal is sufficient.
Note: Git for Windows includes an embedded SSH client, which it might use by default. Switching to the Windows System32 SSH client can resolve certain authentication issues.
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