Posh-Git throwing ssh error while trying to pull from origin

Question

I'm unable to pull from origin when using posh-git module. Is there a way to configure my existing ssh keys location with posh-git to use them? The native git works fine.

Error Details:

C:\Git\MyRepo [master ≡]
> git pull origin master

    Could not create directory '/h//.ssh'.
    The authenticity of host 'domain.net (10.a.b.xyz)' can't be established.
    ECDSA key fingerprint is SHA256:nxxxx.
    Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no/[fingerprint])? yes
    Failed to add the host to the list of known hosts (/h/.ssh/known_hosts).
    git@domain.net: Permission denied (publickey).
    fatal: Could not read from remote repository.
    
    Please make sure you have the correct access rights
    and the repository exists.

I mean it works without using/importing the posh-git module. I see this problem when I try to use posh-git module. ref: https://github.com/dahlbyk/posh-git — Siva Dasari, Jul 23 '20 at 21:49
Somehow, ssh looks for its config files in `/h/` instead of `$HOME`. Try running `ssh domain.net` to see if you have the same error. — LeGEC, Jul 23 '20 at 21:57
Ok : it works from Powershell when not loading `posh-git`, right ? — LeGEC, Jul 23 '20 at 21:58
Look at your environment before and after loading posh-git (I don't remember by heart how to do it from Powershell) — LeGEC, Jul 23 '20 at 22:13
@LeGEC Thank you for pointing me in the right direction. I think I have found the problem. I will post the solution shortly. — Siva Dasari, Jul 23 '20 at 23:50

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 24 '20 at 00:06

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I did the following to check my home path using powershell,

Command: $env:HOME
Output:  H:\

But I didn't have any H:\ drive in my computer, so I updated it to my home directory where my .ssh folder is located.

Command: [Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("HOME", "C:\Users\<UserName>", "User")

It worked after I have completely closed and re-opened powershell :)

answered Jul 24 '20 at 00:06

Siva Dasari

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glad I could help. Was there a link between "activating posh-git in your shell" and "having your $HOME env variable messed up" ? If yes, it should be reported as a bug. – LeGEC Jul 24 '20 at 11:52
@LeGEC I’m not 100% sure on that part. Whether posh-git did that or some other bugged application in my computer did that. – Siva Dasari Jul 25 '20 at 17:27

Posh-Git throwing ssh error while trying to pull from origin

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