How to config SSH for gitlab?

Question

In my experience of Github, I tought that I need to clone a repository with my user like user@gitlabhost.com. But when I try this, then it does not recognize my pas

Answer 1

In my experience, I had to connect to the gitlab server, as the git user, and modify the authenticated_keys file, as it was filled with a bunch of random #'s. after clearing that, I added my SSH key in the GitLab GUI and was able to clone and push normally.

Hope that helps.