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How to set up and use multiple Github account correctly on the same machine
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setting up authentication for each Github account

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config file

  • have one entry for each account in the ~/.ssh/config file

For the secondary Github account, choose a different Host value.

Host github.{SECONDARY_KEYWORD}.com
	HostName github.com
	User SECOND_ACCOUNT_USERNAME
	IdentityFile ~/.ssh/SECONDACCOUNT
	PreferredAuthentications publickey
	IdentitiesOnly yes
	ForwardX11Trusted no
	ForwardX11 no

Then when you set up the remote origin URLs for the secondary account should be changed from:

origin  git@github.com:${SECOND_ACCOUNT_USERNAME}/${GIT_REPO_NAME}.git

to

origin  git@github.${SECONDARY_KEYWORD}.com:${SECOND_ACCOUNT_USERNAME}/${GIT_REPO_NAME}.git

by using the command

git remote set-url origin git@github.${SECONDARY_KEYWORD}.com:${SECOND_ACCOUNT_USERNAME}/${GIT_REPO_NAME}.git
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