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/etc/ssh/sshd_config append to disable password auth for SSH on the git user only.

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sshd_config

	Match User git
	PasswordAuthentication no

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samrocketman commented Nov 15, 2013

@findel perhaps it would be better to state something like this in the banner...

GitLab SSH Key Access: If you get permission denied then make sure you added your SSH key to your gitlab user.
See [insert your help doc here]

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samrocketman commented Jan 26, 2014

I just realized a better solution would be to use pam_auth to give a message on password only. Perhaps there's a way to do it on password failure only.

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