On Tue, 11 Jul 2017 10:12:53 +0930 Simon Lees <sfl...@suse.de> wrote:
> On 10/07/17 23:03, Mike Blumenkrantz wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I've been getting this error for some time now on one of my machines when I > > try to do git/ssh operations: > > > > ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host > > fatal: Could not read from remote repository. > > > > Please make sure you have the correct access rights > > and the repository exists. > > > > Others have been experiencing this issue as well, so it seems to be a new > > issue with server configuration. > > I had to generate a stronger ssh key then it started working fine again. > I followed > https://help.github.com/articles/generating-a-new-ssh-key-and-adding-it-to-the-ssh-agent/ > which recommended > > ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "your_em...@example.com" > > Which seems to be happily accepted by the server. Its likely some older > keys are no longer supported as they are no longer secure. > I've been using 4096-bit RSA keys successfully for 10 years now and I don't plan to switch if I don't have to. All 3 of my machines use the same type of key, and only one of them works with git as of now. This has been an intermittent issue for years, but it's never lasted for such a long time before, nor have I heard of it affecting anyone else until now. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ enlightenment-devel mailing list enlightenment-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-devel
