I have source code checked out on my Linux machine. I connect to it via Samba. On a Linux machine, the SVNROOT is set to <mylogin>@<serverhost>. In additon, SVN_SSH is set to point to my private key that the system administrator generated for me. On Linux, I am NEVER prompted for the password. The system administrator claims that the private key takes care of it.
On the same directory that I access through Samba, I run TortoiseSVN. However, it constantly prompts me to enter a password for <mylogin>. My system administrator says that I have no password, just the private key.
What do I do with TortoiseSVN so that it does not prompt me for the password?
TortoiseSVN has a good chapter regarding SVN and SSH in its “help” documentation. The basic point is that you use PuTTY to connect.
So you need to configure PuTTY correctly first.