IntelliJ, unable to share Project on GitHub (Permission Denied)

Question

I'm new to Git and GitHub/GitLab. I try to share my project to GitHub but it throws this exception:

Can't finish GitHub sharing process
        Successfully created project 'LiveGame1' on GitHub, but initial push failed:
        [email protected]: Permission denied (publickey).
        Could not read from remote repository.
        Please make sure you have the correct access rights
        and the repository exists.

I'm also able to clone a repository via internet link, but not via "[email protected]:/username/repository_name".

How can I fix this error and am I able to share my project directly to GitLab?

Answer 1

There are loads of suggestions here How to solve Permission denied (publickey) error when using Git? and here Git gives me a “Permission Denied” error when writing files that I am pulling depending on the OS.

For me on Windows in IntelliJ the solution has been the one which is mentioned here: Can't access git using SSH keys.

I edited the ssh_config-File within the git-Installation, which IntelliJ uses with the Host of the sources and all worked.

File e.g.:

C:\Program Files\Git\etc\ssh\ssh_config

Change within the file e.g.:

Host bitbucket.org
    IdentityFile C:\Users\User\.ssh\id_ssh

Edit: As mentioned in a comment (for Linux), it is also possible on Windows, to add a config file in your lokal user home directory: C:\Users\<USER>\.ssh\config with the mentioned hostname(s) from above. This may be the better solution, if you are using multiple git-Installations or don't have access (due to missing admin-permissions) to your git-Installation.

Answer 2

I'm using Windows 10 and PuTTY authentication agent (with password protected SSH key) and this worked for me - for my Bitbucket and Github accounts where I uploaded my SSH key.

Steps to integrate 'SSH' key in Intellij -

1. Open 'PuTTYgen' application.
2. Click on 'File > Load private key'.
3. Choose your .ppk file from directory.
4. Click on 'Conversions > Export OpenSSH key'.
5. Save the file in 'C:\Users\(your username)\.ssh' folder with 'id_rsa' name.
6. Open Intellij.
7. Click on 'File > Settings'.
8. Expand 'Version Control'.
9. Expand 'Subversion'.
10. Click on 'SSH'.
11. Select 'Private key' radio button.
12. Select the generated file stored in 'C:\Users\(your username)\.ssh' folder.
13. Click on 'Ok' button.

Test configuration: Click 'VCS > Git > Fetch'. If 'Fetch Successful' message displays, your configuration is successful

Source: https://intellij-support.jetbrains.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/360000011270-How-to-set-up-git-SSH-keys-?page=1#community_comment_360001445600