git clone without asking for users password

Question

I want to create public git repository on my dedicated server for anyone to clone but it keeps asking me for password for git user.

I have created user named git without password. Used:

passwd -d git

Unfortunately every time I try to do:

git clone git@myhost:myrepo.git

I'm getting asked for password.

I have tried setting in sshd_config

Match user git 
        PermitEmptyPasswords yes 
        PasswordAuthentication yes 

With either yes and no for PasswordAuthentication but still no use.

Solution

It seems doing it over ssh is impossible. It will always ask for password unless you copy your public key.

The solution is to use git daemon and clone repository over git:// protocol

git clone git://hostname/directory

For more information about it I suggest git help daemon

Tip: Remember you need to give it read privileges. From my experience setting others: chmod -R o+r project.git won't work for some reason. You have to permit git access via either author or group. You can disallow write access to your repo on daemon level ( default behaviour ).

Comments

[sebastian_t]

It is suppose to be a public git repository so any rsa id copying is out of the question.

[Alsan]

Sorry, I didn't notice that. BTW, I think this can't be done with git protocol, and the only option left is setup a web based frontend for public http/https access.

[sebastian_t]

Than how does github does it?

[Alsan]

Git using RSA key for git protocol, and HTTPS for public access.

[15412s]

should be [email protected]:<account>/<project>.git