Multiple SSH keys for different accounts doesn't seem to work

[Ivan Brewis]

SoureTree seems to choose the first SSH key in Pageant list and attempt to use that with all my repositories. This doesn't work for some which use a different key (the second one in the list).

I'm not sure how to tell SourceTree via the git config to use the second key?

[rsperafico]

Hi Ivan,

Have you tried to create a /.ssh/config file and add the following:

Host myhostname
 HostName bitbucket.org
 IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_rsa
# Default address: 	git@bitbucket.org:accountname/reponame.git
# Alias address: 	git@<Host>:accountname/reponame.git
# Usage:                git@myhostname:accountname/reponame.git

Host somethingelse
 HostName bitbucket.org
 IdentityFile /var/www/id_rsa.something
# Default address: 	git@bitbucket.org:accountname/reponame2.git
# Alias address: 	git@<Host>:accountname/reponame2.git
# Usage:                git@somethingelse:accountname/reponame2.git

Please, notice that in the sample above I have created two ssh key-pairs and I have saved them in different locations.

~/.ssh/id_rsa

/var/www/id_rsa.something

The keys above are associated to bitbucket.org. In order to use the correct key, please replace bitbucket.orgby the Host provided to the key you want to use. As a result, you would have:

Host myhostname -> git@myhostname:accountname/reponame.git

Kind regards,
Rafael