SSH on Sierra¶
These are short notes on how you can set up an SSH connection for GitLab (or any other secure server).
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 | # check if you already have an ssh key cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub # if not, generate a new key ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "your.email@yourprovider.com" -b 4096 # copy the new key to clipboard pbcopy < ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub |
Go to GitLab and add your new key as explained in their help documentation.
Test your SSH configuration:
1 2 3 4 5 | # test the key ssh -T git@gitlab.com # debug the connection ssh -Tv git@gitlab.com |
When using SSH on my Mac with High Sierra, I noticed that I am required to enter my SSH password every time.
This is a known issue on Sierra. I have found a good solution to it in this article by Rob Allen. Here are the steps I have taken based on his advice:
1 2 3 4 5 | # add your key to id_rsa ssh-add -K ~/.ssh/id_rsa # make sure you see the saved key ssh-add -l |
Now you can check you don’t need to enter your password by running git status on any GitLab repo.
Update the SSH config by editing ~/.ssh/config and adding:
1 2 3 | Host * AddKeysToAgent yes UseKeychain yes |
After reboot of your PC, you should still be able to use SSH without having to type in your password.