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Saving ssh key fails

i just started a Git tutorial and I get to a deadend: I try to generate a rsa key part and it fails. I did this, in git bash:

ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "myemail@myemail.com"

And i got this:

Generating public/private rsa key pair.
Enter file in which to save the key (/c/Users/Eva/.ssh/id_rsa):
enter passphrase:
enter same passphrase again:
open /c/Users/Eva/.ssh/id_rsa failed: no such file or directory.
Saving the key failed:/c/Users/Eva/.ssh/id_rsa.

I tried to save in a different folder and it went OK. but now i do the command ssh -T git@github.com and it gives me the error permisson denied (publickey).

Solution

  • If you prefer to use a GUI to create the keys

    1. Use Putty Gen to generate a key
    2. Export the key as an open SSH key
    3. As mentioned by @VonC create the .ssh directory and then you can drop the private and public keys in there
    4. Or use a GUI program (like Tortoise Git) to use the SSH keys

    For a walkthrough on putty gen for the above steps, please see http://ask-leo.com/how_do_i_create_and_use_public_keys_with_ssh.html