Sorry everyone, I was being a dumbass and not using the instructions. I was copying and pasting straight from a vi window which was introducing line breaks to the key in the window, cannily enough if I use the instructions it's all fine.
:-) cat id_rsa.pub | pbcopy 2008/12/4 Tekkub <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > You don't have to generate a second key if you don't want to, just copy the > keypair over to the new computer. > Tekkub > Github General Support > http://support.github.com/ > Join us on IRC: #github on freenode.net > Discussion group: [email protected] > > > On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 8:00 AM, Matt Davies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Hi Dilip >> >> I had tried that but it appears that the problem was that someone had >> already used that exact public key in github already, obviously the private >> part would be different, but you have to create another public/private key >> pairing. >> >> Big thanks to bobmcw on IRC for that. >> >> >> >> 2008/12/4 Dilip M <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> >>> On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 5:02 PM, vanderkerkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> > >>> > Hello everyone >>> > >>> > I've created a public git repository in my free account. I have my >>> > normal public key from my Imac set up in there, and pushed to the >>> > repository all hunkey dorey. >>> > >>> > I now need to be able to push from my MacBook too. >>> > >>> > Do I need to add another public key to do this? The one from my >>> > MacBook? >>> > >>> > I thought I did. >>> >>> yes.. >>> >>> > >>> > I'm trying to add it and it's telling me that the key has already been >>> > taken. Are we limited to one public key per public repository on a >>> > free account? >>> >>> I too have seen this kind of error, but changing the 'title' of the >>> key to some other which was not used recently..will add it. >>> >>> -- >>> Dilip >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GitHub" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/github?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
