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Document handling non-openssh but ssh2-compatible public keys by gitolite.

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Jan Koprowski 2011-01-16 13:43:45 +01:00 committed by Sitaram Chamarty
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* <a href="#_sidebar_why_two_keys_on_client_for_the_admin">(sidebar) why two keys on client for the admin</a>
* <a href="#_bypassing_gitolite_without_intending_to">bypassing gitolite without intending to</a>
* <a href="#_basic_ssh_troubleshooting_for_the_admin">basic ssh troubleshooting for the admin</a>
* <a href="#_problems_with_using_non_openssh_public_keys">problems with using non-openssh public keys</a>
* <a href="#_windows_issues">windows issues</a>
* <a href="#_details">details</a>
* <a href="#_files_on_the_server">files on the server</a>
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That's a long sequence but it should work.
<a name="_problems_with_using_non_openssh_public_keys"></a>
### problems with using non-openssh public keys
Gitolite accepts public keys only in openssh format. Trying to use an "ssh2"
key (used by proprietary SSH software) results in:
WARNING: a pubkey file can only have one line (key); ignoring YourName.pub
To convert ssh2-compatible keys to openssh run:
ssh-keygen -i -f /tmp/ssh2/YourName.pub > /tmp/openssh/YourName.pub
then use the resulting pubkey as you normally would in gitolite.
<a name="_windows_issues"></a>
### windows issues