This is what I get:
❯ ssh -vvv ssh://git.ahoneybun.net#8-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Fri Nov 14 20:54:15 UTC 2025 aarch64git.ahoneybun.net ” port 22git.ahoneybun.net:22 git.ahoneybun.net [2606:4700:3033::6815:27ca] port 22.
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I’m not talking about the authorized_keys file here, I’m talking about ~/.ssh/config for your local personal user - aaron.
Yes, you use the path to your private key in that file.
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That private key is not stored on the server (or the public key), it just needs the public key in the authorized_keys file for me to ssh in at the aaronh user.
Alright I copied the private key over and made a ~/.ssh/config file like you showed pointing to the private key. I’m checking about restarting ssh to test an ssh connection again.
EDIT: same connection issue. I also set services.openssh.openFirewall to enable with the same results.
I didn’t say to copy over the private key to the server? You need that config and private key on whatever machine you’re sshing from.
ah you meant on the local system connecting to the server, got it.
The output looks similar still:
❯ ssh -vvv git@git.ahoneybun.net debug1: OpenSSH_10.0p2 Ubuntu-5ubuntu5, OpenSSL 3.5.3 16 Sep 2025debug3: Running on Linux 6.17.0-8-generic #8-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Fri Nov 14 20:54:15 UTC 2025 aarch64debug3: Started with: ssh -vvv ``git@git.ahoneybun.netdebug1: Reading configuration data /home/aaron/.ssh/configdebug1: /home/aaron/.ssh/config line 1: Applying options for ``git.ahoneybun.netdebug1: Reading configuration data /etc/ssh/ssh_configdebug3: /etc/ssh/ssh_config line 19: Including file /etc/ssh/ssh_config.d/20-systemd-ssh-proxy.conf depth 0debug1: Reading configuration data /etc/ssh/ssh_config.d/20-systemd-ssh-proxy.confdebug1: /etc/ssh/ssh_config line 21: Applying options for *debug3: expanded UserKnownHostsFile ‘~/.ssh/known_hosts’ → ‘/home/aaron/.ssh/known_hosts’debug3: expanded UserKnownHostsFile ‘~/.ssh/known_hosts2’ → ‘/home/aaron/.ssh/known_hosts2’debug2: resolving “``git.ahoneybun.net``” port 22debug3: resolve_host: lookup ``git.ahoneybun.net:22debug3: channel_clear_timeouts: clearingdebug3: ssh_connect_direct: enteringdebug1: Connecting to ``git.ahoneybun.net`` [2606:4700:3035::ac43:ab5b] port 22.debug3: set_sock_tos: set socket 3 IPV6_TCLASS 0x10
TLATER
December 25, 2025, 10:02pm
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That looks like a successful connection to me; -Tvvv would be a bit clearer.
If you run whoami on the server afterwards, which user do you get?
I see this output with that option for ssh
❯ ssh -Tvvv git@git.ahoneybun.net #8-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Fri Nov 14 20:54:15 UTC 2025 aarch64git@git.ahoneybun.net git.ahoneybun.net git.ahoneybun.net ” port 22git.ahoneybun.net:22 git.ahoneybun.net [2606:4700:3035::ac43:ab5b] port 22.
I still can’t clone with ssh though.
The whoami would just show who I am logged in as which would be aaronh.
NobbZ
December 26, 2025, 12:02am
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What command for using the clone and what is the error?
No. Should be git, given the last ssh command you ran…
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TLATER
December 26, 2025, 1:17am
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Which is why I’m asking - if it shows aaronh your ~/.ssh/config doesn’t match (which makes sense since the user is wrong) and none of the debugging so far applies.
git shouldn’t be working anyway, the user should be forgejo, as in @waffle8946 's config; you shouldn’t have the correct certs for a git user.
It’s very weird that you’re getting anything but an authentication error. Does ~/.ssh/config override users specified on the CLI, or do you actually have a user named git? Even if you do, how is authentication working, are you typing in a password?
Can you share your config for services.openssh so we’re not just blindly guessing?
Command for the clone:
git clone ssh://forgejo@git.ahoneybun.net/ahoneybun/lazarus.git
I’m not sure how you would get that, if you run whoami when you are logged in you will get the username you used to log in such as aaronh in my case.
TLATER
December 26, 2025, 1:19am
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No, you used the git user to log in, as seen in your command:
The git@ bit means “please log me in as git, ssh”.
I did not, for the server running NixOS I just have the aaronh user, I have the default username for forgejo.nix
For services.openssh I have this on the server:
services.openssh.enable = true;#services .openssh.openFirewall = true;
local system (Ubuntu):
❯ cat ~/.ssh/configgit.ahoneybun.net
TLATER
December 26, 2025, 1:22am
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I’m beginning to suspect you have an exit in your server’s .bashrc, or you’re exec-ing a command that immediately fails, or something along those lines. That could explain why git clone isn’t working, too.
There is no .bashrc for my aaronh user on the server and no other user home folder either.
NobbZ
December 26, 2025, 9:20am
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You used git@host, if the user then is not git, there is something totally weird going on!
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NobbZ
December 26, 2025, 9:21am
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And what is the exact error you get here?
Are you sure that git.ahoneybun.net
I use git.ahoneybun.net as the domain which points to my home server with Forgejo running on port 3001.