# gitosis user on Windows 4 messages from 2010-01-12 to 2010-01-12. Participants: Howard Miller, Peter Krefting. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/22178 ## Howard Miller, 2010-01-12 09:42 Subject: gitosis user on Windows Message-ID: <26ae428a1001120142j36619d62xcf3ffee3539a03b7@mail.gmail.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/26ae428a1001120142j36619d62xcf3ffee3539a03b7%40mail.gmail.com ``` I have been using gitosis for a while with much success. I now have a user on Windows (XP) wanting to access the repositories. I obviously need a key from him but asking just elicited a blank look. I don't have the slightest idea about Windows. Does anybody have this working and can provide any advice. I did do a search but it seems highly inconclusive. Thanks!! ``` ## Peter Krefting, 2010-01-12 10:22 Subject: Re: gitosis user on Windows Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/alpine.DEB.2.00.1001121121380.30408%40ds9.cixit.se In-Reply-To: <26ae428a1001120142j36619d62xcf3ffee3539a03b7@mail.gmail.com> ``` Howard Miller: > I have been using gitosis for a while with much success. I now have a user > on Windows (XP) wanting to access the repositories. I obviously need a key > from him but asking just elicited a blank look. From Git Gui, use Help -> Show SSH Key. If that shows up blank, press the "Generate Key" button and follow the instructions. -- \\// Peter - http://www.softwolves.pp.se/ ``` ## Howard Miller, 2010-01-12 10:45 Subject: Re: gitosis user on Windows Message-ID: <26ae428a1001120245q51c922ccr9787581c2886222c@mail.gmail.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/26ae428a1001120245q51c922ccr9787581c2886222c%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: ``` > Howard Miller: > >> I have been using gitosis for a while with much success. I now have a user >> on Windows (XP) wanting to access the repositories. I obviously need a key >>  from him but asking just elicited a blank look. > >  From Git Gui, use Help -> Show SSH Key. If that shows up blank, press the > "Generate Key" button and follow the instructions. Thanks, but... he's using Tortoise Git (I've just found out). I guess he's looking for something similar there? ``` ## Howard Miller, 2010-01-12 15:38 Subject: Re: gitosis user on Windows Message-ID: <26ae428a1001120738i71378354l48b586ce32260122@mail.gmail.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/26ae428a1001120738i71378354l48b586ce32260122%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: <4B4C960E.5080004@pizarro.net> ``` 2010/1/12 : > Hi, > > If he is using tortoise git there are 2 different ways, mutually exclusive, > depending on what he choses regarding which version of plink.exe to use. > He has to chose this there: 'Start' > 'All Programs' > 'TortoiseGit' > > 'Settings'  Then choose an SSH client. Typical examples of values for this > would be: >   - C:\Program Files\TortoiseGit\bin\TortoisePLink.exe  if he chooses to use > TortoiseGit's plink >   - C:\Program Files\Putty\plink.exe if he chooses to use putty > > I understand he is using TortoiseGit, so he would have to use the first > option and then open 'Start' > 'All Programs' > 'TortoiseGit' > Puttygen > > Then click on 'Generate' and follow instructions. > > Once he has created his public key, he has to load it after each reboot, > using 'Start' > 'All Programs' > 'TortoiseGit' > 'Pageant'. > He will then be prompted to locate his public key and then to enter the > password that protects it. > If he wants pageant to point directly to his certificate he can create a > link and specify as target: > "C:\Program Files\TortoiseGit\bin\pageant.exe" "PATH/TO/MY/public_key.ppk" > changing of course the paths to reflect his own values. > > Hope this helps. Just let me know if you need more information. > > matías pizarro Thanks Matías, It *almost* worked. We couldn't get the key pairs to work though. What we had to do was to generate the keypair on a linux box and transfer the private key to the windows box. We couldn't figure out how to generate the right type of keys and that was just easier. Problem solved :) Howard ```