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| − | Windows users | + | To create your public/private keys |
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| − | + | Windows users | |
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| + | open the Git Bash window | ||
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| + | Linux users | ||
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| + | open any terminal application | ||
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| + | ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "your_email@gaslightmedia.com" | ||
| + | # Enter file in which to save the key | ||
| + | # Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase): | ||
| + | # Enter passphrase again | ||
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| + | replace the "your_email@gaslightmedia.com" with your actual email address. You can use the default for the file name to generate the key. | ||
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| + | Copy the key to your a file with yourName.pub | ||
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| + | For example: | ||
| + | cp .ssh/id_rsa.pub steve.pub | ||
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| + | Send the key to steve@gaslightmedia.com. Also note in the email message which machine this was from. | ||
Latest revision as of 13:25, 21 August 2014
To create your public/private keys
Windows users
open the Git Bash window
Linux users
open any terminal application
ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "your_email@gaslightmedia.com" # Enter file in which to save the key # Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase): # Enter passphrase again
replace the "your_email@gaslightmedia.com" with your actual email address. You can use the default for the file name to generate the key.
Copy the key to your a file with yourName.pub
For example:
cp .ssh/id_rsa.pub steve.pub
Send the key to steve@gaslightmedia.com. Also note in the email message which machine this was from.
