I have my git repos hosted on a server using Gitolite. I can access them using SSH like this and it works from Mac OS X/Linux:
git clone git@example.net
On a Windows 8 Box I now have installed GitHub for Windows (GH4W) to access these Repos. I have set up the SSH keys and everything works from the Git-Shell (Powershell):
C:\Users\joni\Documents\GitHub> git clone git@example.net:testing
Cloning into 'testing'...
Warning: Permanently added 'example.net,13.37.42.42' (RSA) to the list of known hosts.
remote: Counting objects: 114, done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (100/100), done.
remote: Total 114 (delta 29), reused 0 (delta 0)
Receiving objects: 100% (114/114), 9.72 KiB, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (29/29), done.
C:\Users\joni\Documents\GitHub>
When I add this repo to GitHub for Windows now per drag and drop, GitHub for Windows cannot sync. I can do local commits and the remote is listed unter Settings > Primary remote (Origin), but the sync button never appears when I did local commits, and I also cannot pull changes from the server.
However everything works if I just open a shell in the repo (Tools > Open a Shell here) and do a git pull or git push manually.
So this must be an issue with GitHub for Windows ?
Best Answer
This IS NOT a github issue but a user error.
Joni create and use a github application token use that the first time and maintain it like any other ssh key (as the token is an ssh key slaved to the u/n and application )