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githubputtyssh-keys
user2678110
user2678110

Reputation: 3

how can i connect GitHub through putty

I had follow the steps given in so many docs like this one, after creating a key i pasted it in my GITHUB account>account settings>SSH key. When I add it there it shows a message:" key is invalid".

Upvotes: 1

Views: 3136

Answers (1)

VonC
VonC

Reputation: 1327164

I really don't link the tutorial part which mentions:

Save the private key somewhere with a passphrase and then copy the public key text to the clipboard.

"somewhere"? ssh keys must be saved in %HOME%\.ssh.
(Note: %HOME% doesn't exists in windows, and default to %USERPROFILE%)

Make sure to have your public and private keys saves in:

%USERPROFILE%\.ssh\id_rsa
%USERPROFILE%\.ssh\id_rsa.pub
set HOME=%USERPROFILE%
plink [email protected]

Upvotes: 1

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