Multiple SSH keys for different github accounts

multiple_ssh_setting.md

Multiple SSH Keys settings for different github account

create different public key

create different ssh key according the article Mac Set-Up Git

$ ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "your_email@youremail.com"

Please refer to github ssh issues for common problems.

for example, 2 keys created at:

~/.ssh/id_rsa_home
~/.ssh/id_rsa_work

then, add these two keys as following (Đoạn này có thể không add được có thể bỏ qua)

$ ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa_home
$ ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa_work

you can delete all cached keys before

$ ssh-add -D

finally, you can check your saved keys

$ ssh-add -l

Modify the ssh config

$ cd ~/.ssh/
$ touch config
$ subl -a config

Then added

#home account
Host github.com-home
	HostName github.com
	User git
	IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_rsa_home

#work account
Host github.com-work
	HostName github.com
	User git
	IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_rsa_work

Clone you repo and modify your Git config

Nếu đoạn này khong clone được thì xuống dưới set global config

clone your repo git clone git@github.com-home:accountname/gfs.git gfs_work

cd gfs_work (Project vừa clone ở trên, để edit file config) and modify git config

$ git config user.name "work"
$ git config user.email "work@gmail.com" 

$ git config user.name "home"
$ git config user.email "home@gmail.com" 

Đoạn này config để có thể clone được

or you can have global git config $ git config --global user.name "work" $ git config --global user.email "work@gmail.com"

then use normal flow to push your code

$ git add .
$ git commit -m "your comments"
$ git push