{{tag>git ssh}}

====== git pull via ssh public key ======
If using for example 'myuser' user but with a custom ssh key name i.e. myuser_github and not id_rsa you will get an error if trying to run the following command:

<code>
myuser@host:~/my-user$ git clone git@github.com:someuser/repo.git .  
Cloning into '.'...
Permission denied (publickey).
fatal: Could not read from remote repository.

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

</code>

==== Fix this by editing .ssh/config to this: ====

<code>
Host github.com
	HostName github.com
	User git
    	IdentityFile ~/.ssh/myuser_github
</code>

==== Use different host ====
You can use a custom hostname as well, e.g.


<code>
Host github-someorg
        HostName github.com
    	IdentityFile ~/.ssh/myuser_github
</code>
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When using Vim vim-fugitive plugin, the GBrowse command can only work with above if it is set in ~/.ssh/config file, not in ~/.ssh/ssh_config.d directory.
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Then to clone use that host

  git clone git@github-someorg:someuser/repo.git
  
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SSH will try all of the keys it sees, so the ones provided by any running ssh-agent and the file specified above in IdentityFile. This might not be what you want, because if the ssh key from the ssh-agent is used by your different github user for different repos.

To explicitly use only the key in IdentityFile also add ''IdentititesOnly yes'' to the configuration.
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====== Tested on ======
  * 

====== See also ======
  * [[wiki:clone_remote_ansible_git_module_using_ssh_key|Clone remote repository with ansible git module using ssh key]]
====== References ======

  * https://serverfault.com/a/515214