Why does ssh connection to gitlab not work (while http push and clone work fine)?

Question

I run a x86 raring ringtail on a old pc and having installed bitnami gitlab 5.3.

Here is my error msg when trying to push the first master branch in SSH mode:

Answer 1

I've got the following error trying to clone repo via ssh from freshly installed gitlab:

fatal: Could not read from remote repository.

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

Solution was found at https://github.com/gitlabhq/gitlab-public-wiki/wiki/Trouble-Shooting-Guide#ssh

Check ssh log /var/log/auth.log and if you find error:

User git not allowed because account is locked

then edit /etc/shadow and change git:!: to git:*:

P.S. In my case on CentOS 6.5 it was /var/log/secure and git:!!: