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Hi,

I have tried to setup a connection to GITLAB by using the GIT Client and SSH, but it's not working - Oxygen Editor keeps asking for a SSH Passphrase

I have it all to run via TortoiseGit, so the configuration on GIT is working

PLease help

Hello,

If you are using Pageant or ssh-agent, it seems that the Apache MINA SSHD library that we use in our Git Client does not support them:
- https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=541275
- https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=541274

You could try switching to JSch by adding "-DuseJschForSSHOperations=true" to the "oxygen[VERSION_HERE].vmoptions" file in the Oxygen installation folder, but keep in mind that JSch does not seem to be maintained anymore.

You could also try using SSH keys as described here:
1. https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ssh/#generat ... h-key-pair
2. https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ssh/#add-an- ... ab-account

This second approach from the GitLab docs is the one that I have successfully used over and over again.

All the best wishes,
Sorin Carbunaru
Oxygen XML Editor

Hi,

Thanks for you reply, but the problem was that Oxygen couldn't find the private key.

The solution was to
- Rename the private key to "id_rsa" (Default name) - Found in C:\Users\"User"\.ssh
- Set the $HOME variable to: C:\Users\"User"

I am not sure the setting the $HOME was necessary as it was a previous change, but I can't rule it out


Note
I would suggest to make it possible to point to the private key in the SSH configuration within Oxygen

/Dan

Hi Dan,

SSH know how to automatically load private keys only if they have the default names. I dare say that setting the $HOME variable didn't help you with this issue, but the renaming of the private key file really did the trick.

I added a feature request based on your suggestion (EXM-47801 - for reference purposes). We will update this thread when it will be implemented.

All the best wishes,
Sorin Carbunaru
Oxygen XML Editor