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Asked: 2026-06-11T08:27:02+00:00

I am trying to setup gitolite on a linux server. When I run the

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I am trying to setup gitolite on a linux server. When I run the command:

gitolite setup -pk id_rsa.pub

I get the following error:
FATAL: ‘id_rsa.pub’ not a readable file

I don’t really get what could be wrong … I generated the keys in openssh format using puttygen. I also tried generating the key through the Git Bash terminal using sshgen -t rsa and I get the same error. In an act of shear desperation I ran sshgen directly on my linux server and I got the same error, so I don’t think its a windows/linux/putty thing anymore …

I’m running Fedora 17. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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  1. Editorial Team

    Generating the key should mean generally putting the in your $HOME/.ssh/id_rsa(.pub).

    In that case, when installing a gitolite V3, I prefer specifying the full path of the public key.

    GITOLITE_HTTP_HOME= gitolite setup -pk "$HOME/.ssh/gitoliteadm.pub"

    I clear the $GITOLITE_HTTP_HOME before calling the setup, in order to make sure the script doesn’t mix up that gitolite command with one executed from a web.
    You can see an example of a gitolite instalation script in my project.

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