Why doesn't my SSH key work for connecting to github?

Question

Note: I\'m not a newb, and I\'ve done this a gazillion times, but for some reason today it decided not to work.

I keep getting the Permission denied (publickey).

Answer 1

If it works for other repositories, but not one in particular, then you are probably using the wrong remote url(i.e. https instead of git@github.com)

1. First, double check that your git ssh connection is working:

   ssh -T git@github.com
   

2. If it works, check your remote:

   git remote -v
   

   it will display something like this:

   origin  https://github.com/username/repo(fetch)
   origin  https://github.com/username/repo(push)
   

3. If the remotes indicate https at the beginning, then you need to change this url with:

   git remote set-url origin git@github.com:usertname/repo.git
   

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