Gitlab/Gitolite issue while cloning repo

Question

I have setup a Gitlab strictly according to manual from the gitlab wiki. It works. I have a web access, I can create a project too (and git repo has been created after it).

Answer 1

Okay, I think I've got it.

When I add key for the user from web interface, it hasn't been added to authorized_keys file. What I do is make full delete of the gitolite installation and then reinstall it according to native manual from the gitolite wiki. Now when i've add a key to user, this key is added to authorized_keys and all works fine now.

Answer 2

That means that:

• ether your public/private ssh keys aren't found locally (in your ~/.ssh directory)
• or the public key hasn't been registered in the server ~/.ssh/authorized_keys by gitlab (which seems to be the case here: addig your ssh key should trigger its publication by gitlab).
  This is similar to GitLab issue 900.
  You could have copy-paste your key with linebreaks in it.

Remove linebreaks from key before persisting.

You will know more with a:

ssh -vvv git@git.myserver.com

Note that all operations on the server are done as user 'git', which is why it falls back asking the git password. This is how gitolite works with ssh.

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As the OP mentions, the issue was about gitolite not being properly installed.
This is the kind of issue which should be detected by the "verification step" of GitLab:

sudo -u gitlab bundle exec rake gitlab:app:status RAILS_ENV=production

It should produce, regarding gitolite (I have added the 'vvv' and '^^^' for emphasis):

# OUTPUT EXAMPLE
Starting diagnostic
config/database.yml............exists
config/gitlab.yml............exists
/home/git/repositories/............exists
/home/git/repositories/ is writable?............YES

vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv

remote: Counting objects: 603, done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (466/466), done.
remote: Total 603 (delta 174), reused 0 (delta 0)
Receiving objects: 100% (603/603), 53.29 KiB, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (174/174), done.
Can clone gitolite-admin?............YES

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

UMASK for .gitolite.rc is 0007? ............YES

If it does not, then a re-installation of Gitolite is in order.