ssh agent on windows keep forgetting ssh key

Question

Have a ssh-key here c:/Users/User1/.ssh/github_rsa. I added it to ssh-agent using commands

eval $(ssh-agent -s)
ssh-add ~/.ssh/githab_rsa

After rebooting PC ssh agent does not see my ssh key. I have to add it once more using commands

 eval $(ssh-agent -s)
 ssh-add ~/.ssh/githab_rsa

How to urge ssh-agent to remember my ssh key on PC.

Did you try to add your command/script to your startup folder ? — kranteg, Feb 26 '18 at 21:44
hmm. is not it too complicated? i was hoping to change some "config" file to make it remember my keys. — Leontsev Anton, Feb 27 '18 at 11:21
Ssh-agent is not a service so when you restart, it stops and do not restart automatically... — kranteg, Mar 21 '18 at 19:50

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 30 '22 at 23:31

This is a pretty old question, but it can be useful for someone else. A few thing to check:

Run where ssh. This command will show the available ssh versions. If there are more than one version they can conflict with each other. Try to set the default ssh version as it is described here: https://www.fmendo.com/blog/configure-git-windows-openssh/
Try to run ssh -T git@github.com. This will show whether you able to connect to your GitHub account or not. If this command returns massage like You've successfully authenticated it is a good sign, see 3rd point.
Check if your private and public keys have default names. Sometimes Git has issues with keys that have custom names. If this is the case, try to use default names https://stackoverflow.com/a/70866215/5868267

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