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# Setting multiple accounts
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Source: [https://betterprogramming.pub/how-to-use-multiple-github-accounts-with-one-computer-c9ba3f851b75](https://betterprogramming.pub/how-to-use-multiple-github-accounts-with-one-computer-c9ba3f851b75)
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For windows I use
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```
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ssh-keygen -t rsa -C “your-email-address”
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```
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- **t** stands for ‘**type**’ and **rsa** is type of encryption
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- **C** is for comment
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3. The following will then show:
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```
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Generating public/private rsa key pair.
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Enter file in which to save the key (/c/Users/your_username/.ssh/id_rsa):
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```
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Copy and paste the path followed by an **identifiable name** for the file:
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```
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/c/Users/your_username/.ssh/id_rsa_IDENTIFIABLE_NAME_HERE
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```
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I named my one test for the sake of this tutorial:
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```
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/c/Users/your_username/.ssh/id_rsa_test
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```
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**Make sure you don’t override id_rsa as this is your existing key for your original account.**
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It will then ask you for the following:
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```
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Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase):
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Enter same passphrase again:
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```
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Press ‘Enter’ twice to leave it blank.
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You can now type in the following command to see all the SSH keys you have on your local machine:
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```
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ls -al ~/.ssh
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```
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- **ls** lists all the files in the current directory
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- **a** is for listing all files including hidden ones
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- **l** is for listing in a long format
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You should then get something similar to this:
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```
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total 46
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drwxr-xr-x 1 your_username 1049089 0 Jan 26 10:40 .
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drwxr-xr-x 1 your_username 1049089 0 Jan 23 12:12 ..
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-rw-r--r-- 1 your_username 1049089 3326 Nov 30 11:21 id_rsa
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-rw-r--r-- 1 your_username 1049089 748 Nov 30 11:21 id_rsa.pub
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-rw-r--r-- 1 your_username 1049089 1675 Jan 26 10:40 id_rsa_test
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-rw-r--r-- 1 your_username 1049089 399 Jan 26 10:40 id_rsa_test.pub
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-rw-r--r-- 1 your_username 1049089 803 Nov 30 12:08 known_hosts
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```
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You should be able to see your new SSH key file. As you can see in my one I have both **id_rsa_test** and **id_rsa_test.pub**.
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**id_rsa_test** is your private key stored on your machine, whilst **id_rsa_test.pub** is the public key which you will provide GitHub with.
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Next you need to copy the **SSH key** which is stored in **id_rsa_test.pub** file. You can open this in text editor of your choice. I am currently using atom so I opened the file using the following command:
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```
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atom ~/.ssh/id_rsa_test.pub
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```
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You will then get something similar to this:
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```
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ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAABAQDEmSbc7ms4SNIf7G0e9EqdrQRTB17VFTqRtCbQ55sSc11xZP5B07UXf9+................a955cf1GUzsNIr60E7VuVxirrr+K2WcleqifnDEg1H/VbyJtEekh4Aav9csBwemTz3test@test.com
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```
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The key is actually longer but I shortened it for the sake of this tutorial.
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Copy this and navigate to your **GitHub account** → **Settings** → **SSH and GPG keys**
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Click on **New SSH key**
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Give your new key a title and then paste the **new generated SSH key** you copied before. ***It is a good idea to name your keys after the machine they’re from. As you can see I have three, Macbook, Windows and Cloud9 IDE***.
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If you’re on a Mac you should be able to add this key on your terminal as well using the command below:
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```
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ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa_test
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```
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For enabling ssh:
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39
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In Windows PowerShell (run as admin):
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1. Check the current status of **ssh-agent**:
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`Get-Service | ?{$_.Name -like '*ssh-agent*'} | select -Property Name, StartType, Status`
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2. Enable the Service if it is disabled:
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`Set-Service -Name ssh-agent -StartupType Manual`
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3. Start the Service:
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`Start-Service ssh-agent`
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then
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`cd ~`
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4. Add your key as before:
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`ssh-add <path to the key>`
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Creating config file : format
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```
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Host github.com
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HostName github.com
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User git
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IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_rsa
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Host github.com-work
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HostName github.com
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User git
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IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_rsa_work
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``` |