“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

I was having the same issue which it seems was down to config issue. The github mac osx app had created a ssh private key called github_rsa

In your Eclipse go to Window > Preferences > Network Connections > SSH2

In the general tab you should see SSH2 home /Users//.ssh you'll probably see id_dsa,id_rsa defined as private keys.

Click 'Add private key' and select github_rsa located /Users//.ssh