Egit ssh problems
eclipse, egit, git, github
Solution
Old question, but for future reference:
Make sure you did setup a push remote. It worked for me when I got both the Cannot get remote repository refs-problems ("... Passphrase for..." and "Auth fail" in the "Push..." dialog).
Provided that you already:
Setup your SSH keys with Github (Window > Preferences > General > Network Connections > SSH2)
Setup your local repository (you can follow this guide for that)
Created a Github repository (same guide)
... here's how you do it:
- Go to the Git Repositories view (Window > Show View > Other > Git Repositories)
- Expand your Repository and right click Remotes --> "Create Remote"
- "Remote Name": origin, "Configure push": checked --> click "OK"
- Click the "Change..." button
- Paste your git URI and select protocol ssh --> click "Finish"
- Now, click "Save and Push" and NOW you should get a password prompt --> enter the public key passphrase here (provided that you DID (and you should) setup a passphrase to your public key) --> click "OK"
- Now you should get a confirmation window saying "Pushed to YourRepository - origin" --> click "OK"
- Push to upstream, but this time use "Configured remote repository" as your Destination Git repository
- Go get yourself a well earned cup of coffee!
Problem
I have been trying to get gitHub and Egit to cooperate, with no success. I installed github's software bundle and made an SSH key that way, but Egit gives me no prompt for the passphrase, and it gives me this error: ``` Cannot get remote repository refs. Reason: ssh://git@github.com:22: passphrase for C:\Documents and Settings\User\.ssh\id_rsa ``` I have these settings in the push menu: ``` URI: ssh://git@github.com/YoungMaker/<projectName>.git host: github.com Repository path: /YoungMaker/<projectName>.git protocol: SSH port <BLANK> User: git password <blank> ``` I also tried the GIT_SSH environment variable, and set it to C:\Documents and Settings\User.ssh, as well as plink.exe (I don't know what that is (clearly some .exe)) After trying to push from the gitHub GUI, I got this error. Its quite strange because I have the C:\Documents and Settings\User.ssh directory with a config file and an id_rsa key in it. ``` Pushing to git@github.com:YoungMaker/GitTester.git error: cannot spawn C:\Documents and Settings\User\.ssh: No such file or directory fatal: unable to fork ```