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Permission denied in publickey ssh github

by | Oct 6, 2021

Stuck with permission denied in publickey ssh github? We can help you.

As part of our Server Management Services, we assist our customers with several github queries.

Today, let us see how our techs proceed to resolve it.

Permission denied in publickey ssh github

Typical error might look as shown below:

username@github.com: Permission denied (public key).
fatal: Could not read from remote repository.

It means GitHub is rejecting your connection because it is your private repo.

GitHub does not trust your computer because it does not have the public key of your computer.

Today, let us see the steps followed by our Support Techs to resolve it. 

Please make sure you have the correct access rights and the repository exists.

 

Step 1:

Firstly, create SSH key pair

One of the easiest ways for you to generate a key pair is by running ssh-keygen utility.

Open the command prompt and type in the following

ssh-keygen

To keep the ssh-keygen simple, do not enter any key name or passphrase.

Step 2:

Adding SSH key to your GitHub account

1. Firstly, goto your GitHub Account -> Settings

2. Then, look for SSH and GPG keys under **Account Settings -> SSH and GPG keys **

3. After that click on New SSH Key. Assign some meaningful name to your key

4. To get the key goto to your command prompt and switch directory path

5. Then, run the following command

cat id_rsa.pub

6. Then, copy the content of the key

7. Finally, aste the key inside your GitHub account

[Stuck in between? We’d be glad to assist you]

Conclusion

In short, today we saw how our Support Techs assist in resolving

Stuck with permission denied in publickey ssh github? We can help you.

As part of our Server Management Services, we assist our customers with several github queries.

Today, let us see how our techs proceed to resolve it.

Permission denied in publickey ssh github

Typical error might look as shown below:

username@github.com: Permission denied (public key).
fatal: Could not read from remote repository.

It means GitHub is rejecting your connection because it is your private repo.

GitHub does not trust your computer because it does not have the public key of your computer.

Today, let us see the steps followed by our Support Techs to resolve it. 

Please make sure you have the correct access rights and the repository exists.

 

Step 1:

Firstly, create SSH key pair

One of the easiest ways for you to generate a key pair is by running ssh-keygen utility.

Open the command prompt and type in the following

ssh-keygen

To keep the ssh-keygen simple, do not enter any key name or passphrase.

Step 2:

Adding SSH key to your GitHub account

1. Firstly, goto your GitHub Account -> Settings

2. Then, look for SSH and GPG keys under **Account Settings -> SSH and GPG keys **

3. After that click on New SSH Key. Assign some meaningful name to your key

4. To get the key goto to your command prompt and switch directory path

5. Then, run the following command

cat id_rsa.pub

6. Then, copy the content of the key

7. Finally, aste the key inside your GitHub account

[Stuck in between? We’d be glad to assist you]

Conclusion

In short, today we saw how our Support Techs assist in resolving

Stuck with permission denied in publickey ssh github? We can help you.

As part of our Server Management Services, we assist our customers with several github queries.

Today, let us see how our techs proceed to resolve it.

Permission denied in publickey ssh github

Typical error might look as shown below:

username@github.com: Permission denied (public key).
fatal: Could not read from remote repository.

It means GitHub is rejecting your connection because it is your private repo.

GitHub does not trust your computer because it does not have the public key of your computer.

Today, let us see the steps followed by our Support Techs to resolve it. 

Please make sure you have the correct access rights and the repository exists.

 

Step 1:

Firstly, create SSH key pair

One of the easiest ways for you to generate a key pair is by running ssh-keygen utility.

Open the command prompt and type in the following:

ssh-keygen

To keep the ssh-keygen simple, do not enter any key name or passphrase.

Step 2:

Adding SSH key to your GitHub account

1. Firstly, goto your GitHub Account -> Settings

2. Then, look for SSH and GPG keys under **Account Settings -> SSH and GPG keys **

3. After that click on New SSH Key. Assign some meaningful name to your key

4. To get the key goto to your command prompt and switch directory path

5. Then, run the following command

cat id_rsa.pub

6. Then, copy the content of the key

7. Finally, aste the key inside your GitHub account

[Stuck in between? We’d be glad to assist you]

 

Conclusion

In short, today we saw how our Support Techs assist in resolving permission denied in publickey ssh github.

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4 Comments

  1. Chuck Duncan

    “switch directory path” ??? I’m on the command prompt… where in the world am I supposed to change the path to?

    cat id_rsa.pub … not recognized on Windows 11 command prompt. What’s missing.

    Reply
    • Hiba Razak

      Hi,
      Our experts can help you with the issue.Please contact our support team via live chat(click on the icon at right-bottom).

      Reply
  2. Kaushik C

    Thanks for this. Much more clearer than the documentation itself.

    Reply
    • Hiba Razak

      Hi Kaushik,
      Thanks for the feedback.we are glad to know that our article was helpful for you.

      Reply

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