“Auth Failed” error with EGit and GitHub

Question

I\'ve installed EGit plugin at Eclipse Helios and I\'m trying to use it with my GitHub account, but when I try to configure it I get an \"Auth Failed\" error.

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Answer 1

On Windows, setting GIT_SSH to openssh that comes with msys git didn't work (Eclipse hung during commit). Setting it to TortoisePlink solved the problem (I guess original plink would work as well). The added bonus is now Eclipse uses keys stored in pageant.