Push command not working with Git

Question

I cloned a repository with the clone command successfully. BUT, I tried to push after commit and I get this error.

$ git push [email protected]:taraloca/QuitIt.git Permission denied (publickey). fatal: The remote end hung up unexpectedly

Any ideas?

Answer 1

If it's a public repo, anyone can clone, however a key is required to push. This key provides authentication, and tells Github that you are allowed to push to that repo.

Instructions located here http://help.github.com/msysgit-key-setup/