How do I push to Git Repo given the following error: An internal Exception occurred during push: ssh://git@github.com/xxx/xxx.git: session is down

Question

I recently set up a github account to store the source code of a project I have been working on.

I am using egit eclipse plugin to push changes to <

Answer 1

This seemed to work for me:

Do everything Firoz and Nishant say except push: https://stackoverflow.com/a/9889350

Create or edit the following file on your desktop:

File : ~/.ssh/config Content :

Host github.com
    User [your_github_username]
    Hostname github.com
    PreferredAuthentications publickey
    IdentityFile [path_to_private_key]

In your Eclipse Git Setup for your project do the following:

1. URI : git@github.com:[repo_owner_username]/[repo_name].git
2. Protocol : ssh
3. Username : git
4. Password : [leave_blank]
5. Save and push.

See this GitHub SSH Help page for useful info: http://help.github.com/ssh-issues/

Worked for me after initially suffering through "session is down" and "cannot open git-upload-pack" errors. Hope it helps everyone else too.

Good luck!