Multiple SSH keys for different github accounts

multiple_ssh_setting.md

Multiple SSH Keys settings for different github account

create different public key

create different ssh key according the article Mac Set-Up Git

$ ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "[email protected]"

Please refer to github ssh issues for common problems.

for example, 2 keys created at:

~/.ssh/id_rsa_1
~/.ssh/id_rsa_2

then, add these two keys as following

$ ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa_1
$ ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa_2

you can delete all cached keys before

$ ssh-add -D

finally, you can check your saved keys

$ ssh-add -l

Modify the ssh config

$ cd ~/.ssh/
$ touch config
$ subl -a config

Then added

#1st account
Host [Host Identifier for id_rsa_1]
	HostName github.com
	User git
	IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_rsa_1

#2nd account
Host [Host Identifier for id_rsa_2]
	HostName github.com
	User git
	IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_rsa_2

Notice

Then make sure the remote ssh url of related repo is git@[Host Identifier in .ssh/config]:[Owner]/[Repo].git