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 needed to add my public key to the /home/git/repositories/.ssh/authorized_keys. The authoried_keys in /home/git/.ssh seems to not be used.

1. Add your public key to authorized_keys

   cat id_rsa.pub >> /home/git/repositories/.ssh/authorized_keys
   

2. Ensure git is the owner of the file

   chown git /home/git/repositories/.ssh/authorized_keys
   

3. Ensure group is git

   chgrp git /home/git/repositories/.ssh/authorized_keys
   

4. Set file mode bits

   chmod 600 /home/git/repositories/.ssh/authorized_keys