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I'm new to Github and Generating SSH Keys look a necessity. I successfully created SSH Key but when I'm going to add it to the ssh-agent
ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
Could not open a connection to your authentication agent.
I'm new to Github and Generating SSH Keys look a necessity. I successfully created SSH Key but when I'm going to add it to the ssh-agent
ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
Could not open a connection to your authentication agent.
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Answered on Jul 14, 2021
If ssh-add could not open a connection to your authentication agent then you could use:
exec ssh-agent bash eval ssh-agent -s ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsaThese commands will help in creating and adding ssh keys in ssh-agent.
What is the SSH agent?what does SSH agent do?
ssh-agent is a key manager for SSH. It holds your keys and certificates in memory, unencrypted, and ready for use by ssh . It saves you from typing a passphrase every time you connect to a server.
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