Bob Proulx <[email protected]> writes: > J. David Boyd wrote: >> I have an ssh key registered, copied directly from my id_rsa.pub >> file. (I use this key combo other places to successfully log in). >> >> When I attempt to clone a repository (bbdb specifically), using >> >> git clone [email protected]:/srv/git/bbdb.git >> >> I get this: >> >> Cloning into 'bbdb'... >> Permission denied (publickey). >> fatal: The remote end hung up unexpectedly > > The problem is that you are not a member of any project. That can be > seen on your savannah profile page. > > https://savannah.gnu.org/users/jdavidboyd > > As far as I can tell as soon as you are added to any project then an > ssh account will be created for you. (I might be wrong about that but > in any case there is no account jdavidboyd in the account database.) > Without an account it is not possible to use ssh for git access. > > The instructions on the https://savannah.nongnu.org/git/?group=bbdb > page show the ssh protocol only a a "Member clone". It would probably > be better if it didn't show that at all if one is not a member. > Because I think it likely that is where this confusion started. > > You do not need to be a project member in order to clone projects. > (Or for any of the other version control systems either.) > > git clone git://git.savannah.nongnu.org/bbdb.git > >
Thanks for the info, that sure saves a lot of aggravation! Dave
