Re: Problem starting out with git account (translator)

[Kizito Birabwa <kbirabwa yahoo co uk>]

--- On Mon, 28/3/11, Claude Paroz <claude 2xlibre net> wrote:

> From: Claude Paroz <claude 2xlibre net>
> Subject: Re: Problem starting out with git account (translator)
> To: "Kizito Birabwa" <kbirabwa yahoo co uk>
> Cc: "GNOME" <gnome-i18n gnome org>
> Date: Monday, 28 March, 2011, 20:21
> Le lundi 28 mars 2011 à 19:57 +0100,
> Kizito Birabwa a écrit :
> > Thank you for the advice.
> > 
> > However, since that time, whenever I try the same
> command I get this:
> > 
> > 
> > [muwawa@localhost ~]$ ssh -v kbirabwa git gnome org
> > OpenSSH_5.8p1, OpenSSL 1.0.0d 8 Feb 2011
> > debug1: Connecting to git.gnome.org [209.132.180.173]
> port 22.
> > debug1: Connection established.
> (...)
> > debug1: Server accepts key: pkalg ssh-rsa blen 535
> > debug1: key_parse_private_pem: PEM_read_PrivateKey
> failed
> > debug1: read PEM private key done: type
> <unknown>
> > Enter passphrase for key '/home/muwawa/.ssh/id_rsa': 
> > debug1: Trying private key: /home/muwawa/.ssh/id_dsa
> > debug1: Trying private key:
> /home/muwawa/.ssh/id_ecdsa
> > debug1: No more authentication methods to try.
> > Permission denied (publickey).
> > [muwawa@localhost ~]$
> > 
> > I am totally baffled. Do I need to create a new key
> set?
> 
> Are you sure you have the right passphrase? You can check
> by running:
> $ ssh-add
> If the passphrase is the right one, you should get the
> message "Identity
> added:...".
> 
> Claude
> 
> P.S. It is good practice on GNOME lists to not top-post,
> thanks
> 
> 
> 

OK. That fails. It seems that I have to re-do all this setting up the keys and pass phrase - because I have forgotten what I originally used.

Does this mean I have to request a git account all over again, or will this one accept me re-setting the key and pass phrases?

Thanks,

Kizito