Git SSH client for windows and wrong path for .ssh/config file

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I installed Git-1.7.9-preview20120201.exe, and when I try to access my repository via SSH it failed.

I investigated and found that if I run SSH -T [email protected], SSH doesn't load ~/.ssh/config where a custom port is defined.

When I try SSH -F c:\users\tomas\.ssh\config [email protected] everything is OK.

I used Process Monitor and found that SSH is trying to find \\\\.ssh\config here C:\Windows\CSC\v2.0.6\namespace\.ssh.

Why?

How I can force it to use normal path? %HOMEPATH%\.ssh\config?

JodyT · Accepted Answer · 2015-04-02 18:46:51Z

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set the HOME environment variable pointing to %USERPROFILE% for ssh to pick it up. This usually seems to be the problem for many unix solutions that run on windows.

Fast access to set user env variables:

Start > Type "env" > Select "Environmental variables for your account"

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Diego D Over a year ago

This is actually the correct answer because the other one despite it works it just says something not completely true. That path is aimed at all users and it's not the only location where the config file may be stored. It can still be located in the user folder but the HOME must be correctly set for it to correctly work.

ATom · Accepted Answer · 2012-03-09 10:59:36Z

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I found that windows msygit port store ssh config here <installPath>\Git\etc\ssh\ssh_config

answered Mar 9, 2012 at 10:59

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Mark_Eng Over a year ago

Maybe it is obvious to others, but it wasn't immediately obvious to me, an ssh newb; the "ssh\ssh_config" file/folder might not already exist. I created it and everything worked fine.

ArtOfWarfare Over a year ago

@Mark_Eng - File already exists for me, timestamp is 2 years old, and I'm pretty sure I didn't manually make it...

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