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Asked: 2026-05-13T14:12:37+00:00

Recently, I sign up for a free plan on Github.com. I follow their instructions

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Recently, I sign up for a free plan on Github.com.
I follow their instructions to generate a ssh key to add to my account.
However, when I try ssh -v git@github.com, I get this error:

debug1: Server accepts key: pkalg ssh-rsa blen 277
Agent admitted failure to sign using the key.
debug1: Trying private key: /home/phuongnd08/.ssh/identity
debug1: Trying private key: /home/phuongnd08/.ssh/id_dsa
debug1: No more authentication methods to try.
Permission denied (publickey).

When I look into the error, I see a funny thing here, that is the .ssh/id_rsa was not tried, just .ssh/identity and .ssh/id_dsa were tried.

How can I fix this error?
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  1. Editorial Team

    Check the file permissions on your key. If they are too liberal it may be refusing to use the key. Make sure they only have perssion for you (0700).

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