previously working ssh key being rejected and I can't set up a new one that works #2024

happybeing commented 2025年07月14日 18:31:35 +02:00

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I've had my ssh set up on a repository and been pushing commits to my code repo from the CLI without problem for about a month. I was then working on Codeberg CI using different test repositories, and I think interleaving work on that with pushes from the earlier code repo.

I took a few days break and suddenly, trying to push changes to the code repo is giving an error:

$ git push --set-upstream origin main
Forgejo: Public (Deploy) Key: 104603:ssh_key is not authorized to write to happybeing/dweb.
fatal: Could not read from remote repository.
Please make sure you have the correct access rights
and the repository exists.

I don't understand what "104603:ssh_key" refers to. I noted that I had a global ssh key, so added and verified another but the error persists. I noticed I didn't have a Deploy key in the code repo settings, so added one there (following instructions at https://docs.codeberg.org/security/ssh-key/ and added that public key to the code repo.

I still get the above error so guess something has happened to stop the very first (global) ssh key I added from being recognised. So I deleted that global key (which showed "Added on Jun 1, 2025 — Last used on Jul 4, 2025").

Still the error message remains the same.

I'm not sure what I've done to mess this up or if it could be a Codeberg issue.

Any help appreciated.

### Comment I've had my ssh set up on a repository and been pushing commits to my code repo from the CLI without problem for about a month. I was then working on Codeberg CI using different test repositories, and I think interleaving work on that with pushes from the earlier code repo. I took a few days break and suddenly, trying to push changes to the code repo is giving an error: ``` $ git push --set-upstream origin main Forgejo: Public (Deploy) Key: 104603:ssh_key is not authorized to write to happybeing/dweb. fatal: Could not read from remote repository. Please make sure you have the correct access rights and the repository exists. ``` I don't understand what "104603:ssh_key" refers to. I noted that I had a global ssh key, so added and verified another but the error persists. I noticed I didn't have a Deploy key in the code repo settings, so added one there (following instructions at https://docs.codeberg.org/security/ssh-key/ and added that public key to the code repo. I still get the above error so guess something has happened to stop the very first (global) ssh key I added from being recognised. So I deleted that global key (which showed "Added on Jun 1, 2025 — Last used on Jul 4, 2025"). Still the error message remains the same. I'm not sure what I've done to mess this up or if it could be a Codeberg issue. Any help appreciated.

Gusted commented 2025年07月15日 01:09:49 +02:00

Hi, you have added the SSH key that you are pushing with as a deploy key on https://codeberg.org/happybeing/ci-test-codeberg-pages. So you can only push to that repository with your SSH key.

But it seems you also have a global SSH key, you might need to configure your SSH config to make sure that this key is used when you are connecting to codeberg.org and not the deploy key.

Hi, you have added the SSH key that you are pushing with as a deploy key on https://codeberg.org/happybeing/ci-test-codeberg-pages. So you can only push to that repository with your SSH key. But it seems you also have a global SSH key, you might need to configure your SSH config to make sure that this key is used when you are connecting to codeberg.org and not the deploy key.

happybeing commented 2025年07月17日 13:17:58 +02:00

Sorted, many thanks.

For others I found this StackOverflow answer helpful and solved my issue by creating a ~/.ssh/config for the domain codeberg.org which selects a global key on this account.

Sorted, many thanks. For others I found this StackOverflow answer helpful and solved my issue by creating a `~/.ssh/config` for the domain `codeberg.org` which selects a global key on this account.