Why does "git push origin master" fail to github ?

Question

hi there,

Here are the steps I took.

1. I created a repository on github and
2. generated a rails project on my windows vista home premium (which has msys git 1.7.0.2).
3. git init
4. I then committed the generated files
5. git remote add origin [email protected]:anjanb/Jobs2Go.git
6. git push origin master

On the 5th step, I get the following error. "Permission denied (publickey). fatal: The remote end hung up unexpectedly"

I vaguely remember following some sshgen steps I took when I created my 1st github repository but I have forgotten what it was.

Can someone point me what I did wrong, what I need to do right.

Thank you,

Answer 1

You need to add your public SSH-key to github.

Answer 2

Here is the help page on SSH keys