ERROR: Failed to authenticate with the remote repository when cloning git repo

[alisio_meneses]

Hi there.

I am trying to clone a repository (repo) from an internal gitlab server (git.corp) using SAS StudioV 5.2 in a SAS Viya 3.5 install. 

The clone operation works fine when cloning with git client from my workstation using the same keys, but when in SAS Studio the operation fails and I can see the following log line:

ERROR: Failed to authenticate with the remote repository when cloning git repo

Here's the code:

data _null_;
    rc = gitfn_clone(
     "git@git.corp:user/repo.git",
     "/home/user/git/repo", 
     "git",
     "",
     "/home/user/keys/mysshkey.pub",
     "/home/user/keys/mysshkey");
    put rc=;
run;

Is there something I am missing? Are there configuration options to set on my environment?

[alisio_meneses · Accepted solution]

I figured it out. 

I had to regenerate the SSH keys using with the following command:

# ssh-keygen -t rsa -m PEM -b 4096 -C "email"

Apparently the SSH library in use seems to have issues with some SSH keygen algorithms.

Everything worked fine with the new key.