Hi ok, I'll put this in, and check your blog afterwards
what's the url ? with kind regards Ruben Willems On 4 November 2011 13:04, Pau Garcia i Quiles <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > No, I think the required information is more like this: > > --8<---- > You can use PuttyGen to generate the key. However, if you are using OpenSSH > rather than pageant, you will need to export a suitable private key (from > one of the menus at the top of PuttyGen) and save it as id_rsa, and > copy-and-paste the public key from PuttyGen's GUI (it shows but won't save > a > suitable version for OpenSSH) and save that as id_rsa.pub. This is because > Putty uses a slightly different format for the key than OpenSSH does. > > If git is going to run in unattended mode as a service, you must use > OpenSSH instead of pageant because pageant requires an open session. > To do so: > > - Set the HOME environment variable to the directory where the .ssh > directory will be found. Make sure the key in the .ssh directory is > called id_dsa or id_rsa and is in OpenSSH format. > - Set GIT_SSH=C:\Program Files\Git\bin\ssh.exe. Usually setting > GIT_SSH explicitly is not required, just make sure the variable value > is not pointing to plink (i. e. not GIT_SSH=C:\Program > Files\PuTTY\plink.exe) > --8<---- > > I'll blog about this, it's one of those stupid issues that makes you > waste a lot of time. > > On Fri, Nov 4, 2011 at 11:57 AM, Ruben Willems <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hi > > > > you mean adding : > > > > So, I'd recommend changing your git config to use OpenSSH rather than > > pageant. If nothing else, you won't need to worry about starting pageant. > > > > You can use PuttyGen to generate the key. However, if you are using > OpenSSH > > rather than pageant, you will need to export a suitable private key (from > > one of the menus at the top of PuttyGen) and save it as id_rsa, and > > copy-and-paste the public key from PuttyGen's GUI (it shows but won't > save a > > suitable version for OpenSSH) and save that as id_rsa.pub. This is > because > > Putty uses a slightly different format for the key than OpenSSH does. > > > > in the 'Using Git on Windows' section of the docs? > > and a link to the article? > > > > > > just want to know, because I did not set up our build server, so I do not > > know what the exact problem is > > > > > > with kind regards > > Ruben Willems > > > > On 4 November 2011 11:36, Matthias Hurrle <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> On 4 Nov., 11:01, Pau Garcia i Quiles <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> > I found that thread yesterday afternoon and it indeed works. > >> Great! > >> > >> > Maybe that information is worth adding to > >> > http://www.cruisecontrolnet.org/projects/ccnet/wiki/Git (I cannot > >> > edit). > >> > >> Add it to your git tutorial slides or write a blog post and ask Ruben > >> Willems to reference it. > >> > >> @Ruben: maybe you can help. In my opinion it is surely worth to add > >> that information to the wiki. > > > > > > -- > Pau Garcia i Quiles > http://www.elpauer.org > (Due to my workload, I may need 10 days to answer) >
