Cannot git-clone an OpenShift application

Question

I just opened an OpenShift account, and went through this tutorial:

https://www.openshift.com/blogs/any-version-of-nodejs-you-want-in-the-cloud-openshift-does-it-paas-style

When I got to creating the app, I got the following error:

erelsgl@erelsgl-H61MLC:~/mynode$ sudo rhc create-app mynode nodejs-0.6
Application Options
-------------------
  Namespace:  erel
  Cartridges: nodejs-0.6
  Gear Size:  default
  Scaling:    no

Creating application 'mynode' ... done


Waiting for your DNS name to be available ... done

Cloning into 'mynode'...
Warning: Permanently added the RSA host key for IP address '23.22.156.99' to the list of known hosts.
Permission denied (publickey,gssapi-keyex,gssapi-with-mic).
fatal: The remote end hung up unexpectedly
Unable to clone your repository. Called Git with: git clone
ssh://[email protected]/~/git/mynode.git/ "mynode"

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WARNING:  Your application was created successfully but had problems during
          configuration. Below is a list of the issues and steps you can
          take to complete the configuration of your application.

  Application URL: http://mynode-erel.rhcloud.com/

  Issues:
    1. We were unable to clone your application's git repo - Unable to clone your repository.
Called Git with: git clone
ssh://[email protected]/~/git/mynode.git/ "mynode"

  Steps to complete your configuration:
    1. Clone your git repo
      $ rhc git-clone mynode

  If you continue to experience problems after completing these steps,
  you can try destroying and recreating the application:

    $ rhc app delete mynode --confirm

  Please contact us if you are unable to successfully create your
  application:

    Support - https://www.openshift.com/support

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Your application 'mynode' is now available.

  URL:        http://mynode-erel.rhcloud.com/
  SSH to:     [email protected]
  Git remote: ssh://[email protected]/~/git/mynode.git/

Run 'rhc show-app mynode' for more details about your app.

I tried to clone, and got this:

erelsgl@erelsgl-H61MLC:~/mynode$ sudo rhc git-clone mynode
Cloning into 'mynode'...
Permission denied (publickey,gssapi-keyex,gssapi-with-mic).
fatal: The remote end hung up unexpectedly
Unable to clone your repository. Called Git with: git clone
ssh://[email protected]/~/git/mynode.git/ "mynode"

EDIT: I have an ssh key:

erelsgl@erelsgl-H61MLC:~/mynode$ sudo rhc sshkey list
default (type: ssh-rsa)
-----------------------
Fingerprint: 62:...

You have 1 SSH keys associated with your account.

Answer 1

I got exactly the same issue and found the solution, under windows. It seems you are under Linux, but may be this will give you ideas.

First you need to make sure your SSL keys have been created properly for Git (check this post on my blog for instructions).

Then, using Git for Windows, right click on the folder to clone the project and enter the SSL URL:

Make sure you check Load Putty Key and select the path to your .ppk file. This worked like a charm for me.

May be you need to specify the path to your private key file under Linux when cloning from the command line.