diff --git a/content/authentication/connecting-to-github-with-ssh/generating-a-new-ssh-key-and-adding-it-to-the-ssh-agent.md b/content/authentication/connecting-to-github-with-ssh/generating-a-new-ssh-key-and-adding-it-to-the-ssh-agent.md index 8d8904f25c82..99daa93d7ace 100644 --- a/content/authentication/connecting-to-github-with-ssh/generating-a-new-ssh-key-and-adding-it-to-the-ssh-agent.md +++ b/content/authentication/connecting-to-github-with-ssh/generating-a-new-ssh-key-and-adding-it-to-the-ssh-agent.md @@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ Before adding a new SSH key to the ssh-agent to manage your keys, you should hav > ### Troubleshooting SSH agent conflicts in Windows > -> In Windows environments, the native Windows OpenSSH implementation and the one included with Git for Windows (based on MSYS2/Bash) can coexist. +> In Windows environments, the native Windows OpenSSH implementation and the one included with [Git for Windows](https://gitforwindows.org/) (based on MSYS2/Bash) can coexist. > > If you configure and save your passphrases in the Windows agent using PowerShell, Git may still prompt you for your passphrase during operations like `git push`. This can happen when Git for Windows uses its bundled `ssh.exe` (from MSYS2) instead of the Windows system OpenSSH client, and therefore can't talk to the Windows `ssh-agent` service. > @@ -176,6 +176,14 @@ Before adding a new SSH key to the ssh-agent to manage your keys, you should hav > ```powershell > git config --global core.sshCommand "C:/Windows/System32/OpenSSH/ssh.exe" > ``` +> +> You may need to specify which `ssh-keygen` binary Git should use to avoid conflicts with the binary bundled with Git for Windows. To define which binary is used, run the following command: +> +> ```powershell +> git config --global gpg.ssh.program "C:/Windows/System32/OpenSSH/ssh-keygen.exe" +> ``` +> +> Alternatively, you can reinstall Git for Windows and select the **Use external OpenSSH** option during the installation process. {% endwindows %}