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Subject: Re: [boost] Trying modular Boost
From: Richard (legalize+jeeves_at_[hidden])
Date: 2014-01-05 02:28:55


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boost_at_[hidden] spake the secret code
<20140104215957.GC680006_at_[hidden]> thusly:

>When Github gets a login attempt for SSH user git, it uses the signature
>from your private key to look up the corresponding public key registered
>with some logical Github account and uses that logical Github account
>for rights and permissions.

OK, this was completely non-obvious to me; perhaps we should point
this out on the trac wiki page or link to a page on github that
explains this?

I'll have to learn myself how to configure the SSH that git is using
so that my key is recognized.

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