[Blackpool] Homework if you want it. GitHub instructions

[B McLellan]

Tony,

You should get two files when you generate the key. id_rsa and id-rsa.pub.
Make sure you are copying the public key ie id_rsa.pub

HTH

Rob

On 8 March 2012 21:08, Tony Hughes <tonyhughes1212 at blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:

> Hi All
>
> I'm having problems with setting up github
>
> I've tried to create an ssh key which I can do in terminal as it shows in
> the tutorial but when I open the key in gedit it is a private key and looks
> totally different to the one shown in the tutorial and github will not
> accept it as it says I'm adding lines!!!! all I'm doing is copy and paste.
>
> This is the error mesg
>
> Key is invalid. It cannot contain newlines. Ensure you've copied the file
> correctly
>
> this is the key being generated:
>
>
> -----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
> MIIEpAIBAAKCAQEA5H4MVm9xaJiGh8**DJoSseFtHFfPshZauj2tRyaGt/**enVDX0JL
> 0356MA7fvUCJ//**20EXNgQ5pcwKNDCOHZU3iyjAlHCy3e**BoLC2N1I0bPByBfyhZFH
> L2VnzUiSAXoa8nHkEjNGDpVGwXnTd0**V6bG0tiEwDlCc1nNx3eU0obUb2ldCH**fsXR
> VES1eJnuzEh9/**S3Ac6Md12aiM70kio1SbNIWf0OAxbn**kA6roNwtKlScHkRE35kKN
> OBnmGt5cqJqzPZPuQ2mv6lp9lXVbFl**NMR0QgWDhftqvyCzad3NjXE7Xbuo2B**Wiej
> NOK3z7zjzChk0Q7eu3BtACm8M4309K**HgkgvHUwIDAQABAoIBACKcMTQ6hzwn**tmED
> w8bk6BbeyYJH6+**Qhnp08BuRoPBQJhR39xcyQYOO8rQlW**qFCdVlQ6XL+At0H6uOG0
> jB3Hr4vkr90yomnsDqWYxzn0d4rejb**7LpbO5MYL31h3hKAnHVJupJph45hHS**aUSs
> woF//**CCkGvqrAcTz5Cj8lf4PfLRua3xNUYc**gP5I4jI0SzIgjzwHkUqKsHVvv4RcI
> WiPW3SW1ijp7ZLSIhzgVC7hVsb9zUC**fWm9MXjnmJSTTT6JC/**gYuUlVzMcX03/hCE
> 3oVJUwYULwRC/**2gAsnHECZ2LJVBtazUhEIaiSmr4Wlu**4Xf1qGRJ4yFXr1/w4HOUD
> 510U6wkCgYEA+**EGsxnuYvNpzdYHLvPwK7kjGOfT3RHi**kC78gAc5/ANqTkT52OLfN
> UZvKmPAadCenlotmx1Hgzrpvlbl5ja**gXErMv02ul087pbFryzkvDKOvKIU7W**YFga
> nC/m/H1c2qclVV0awT7LOEhsbE+**G4vjiT6QuBhKbOZ91TOkRfdbrpmcCg**YEA656O
> gyMaOUhZg760uYBrBjdCLD8ZQiLWiW**Nv93apgFcfzoTS/tOOrsEaYK+**CKwsAEDb3
> og+**03D3ojkzXTg339pZVowDJY7e0uOYO5**aWvOP4hAWenQxI9Vteco78Zaf5Rqwh**3
> rkN8sJ9oDfWcVMxIjWz7uK8yMMbLIk**3RuSxujDUCgYEAqnYt9HuZfNNixCTD**iJhn
> yQYfVlxmDJXpzkcF6zem7ScofGqvMn**LCgG7AxhLXlzpDUJOXlvUZr9lEFUKt**vB7W
> +**PggtsMLskw46zXn0s8iyk5dFFHV0YG**tg+FAcc6Cm4B5mgu7+0TqtVLFX/**mbXO4Y
> Nyc8kt7jxsU+/**fhrEkUoubECgYAh4Zr8oH+**U3SKCH1o9konRSwDo++nV6MyQ1Qu0
> uguFuQGJ4O+**2VRWfa4Uvgg1lwx8vNbhGRZvsT7qxO**7t6LegKPXPzDJnpDPGf5PUf
> cMPRnjmAyjbzHhxT8I1FvqUY6Mk1nv**IWzP2RKFr+**JuNkDjwgmhtYY1kESpHLTQVr
> a0g6QQKBgQCnGfJHqrhxSskKT03hPm**n4YRduVCC04T/**zLi8nYQEx7IHneVrkTml1
> hcT2X+**riWrp9SRb5GJ3QhDH1HbKnTROhg9tP**YaZmj6fhhQm8wt9c0v65hscCfreX
> tkFfrIoStp1dn1IIxKpbgsQWipS2MS**/ucoBl3P5It0pXJm2Sy+apCg==
> -----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
>
>
> Any ideas would be welcome
>
> Tony
>
>
>
>
> On 07/03/12 21:19, Simon Carr wrote:
>
>> My self and Arran will help you on Saturday, this is just a bit of
>> homework
>> for anyone that wants to get going.
>>
>> Just follow these 2 steps
>>
>> 1. setup an account on github.com https://github.com/signup/free
>> 2. follow the instructions here to setup github and add a ssh key to
>> github
>> http://help.github.com/linux-**set-up-git/<http://help.github.com/linux-set-up-git/>
>>
>>
>> Do a search on Google / Youtube for Github tutorials. You need to know how
>> to
>>
>> Fork
>> Clone
>> Add
>> Commit
>> Push
>> Pull
>> Branch
>> Checkout
>>
>> Here is the link to our projects main github repository which you will
>> need
>> when you come to fork the project into your own account so you can start
>> coding. https://github.com/codetastic/**BLUGMon-Hub<https://github.com/codetastic/BLUGMon-Hub>
>>
>>
>> Just as a matter of interest and if you didn't already know. it was Linus
>> Torvalds who wrote git. He did this after he fell out with bitkeeper,
>> which
>> is where the linux kernal was originally held. Git is now used by linux
>> kernel, perl, eclipse, Gnome and KDE to name but a few.
>>
>> See you all Saturday.
>> Simon
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