How to set up two SSH keys for two GitLab accounts and push/pull by using TortoiseGit?

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Simply declare each private ssh keys in a %HOME%/.ssh/config file:

Host gitlabuser1
    User git
    Hostname {hostname}
    PreferredAuthentications publickey
    IdentityFile C:/Users/{username}/.ssh/id_rsa1

Host gitlabuser2
    User git
    Hostname {hostname}
    PreferredAuthentications publickey
    IdentityFile C:/Users/{username}/.ssh/id_rsa2

That supposes your set of ssh keys are:

%HOME%/.ssh/id_rsa1 ; %HOME%/.ssh/id_rsa1.pub
%HOME%/.ssh/id_rsa2 ; %HOME%/.ssh/id_rsa2.pub

You can then use the urls for clone/push/pull:

gitlabuser1:yourRepo1
gitlabuser2:yourRepo2

Make sure your CMD session has %HOME% defined, usually to %USERPROFILE% (which is done for you with git-cmd.bat)

You have a more detailed procedure in this blog post.

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Updated on June 12, 2022

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  • 2342G456DI8
    2342G456DI8 almost 2 years

    Currently I'm using GitLab as my remote GIT server.
    I have no problem using single Gitlab account with SSH key assigned to it.

    But now I applied another Gitlab account and I'm trying to use the same SSH key for it, but I cannot add the key to this new account.
    The error is as follows when I tried to add the key:

    Key has already been taken
    Fingerprint has already been taken

    So how should I use the same key to access the second Gitlab account? if it is not possible, how should I use two keys at the same time.

    By the way, I'm using windows system.

    Thanks in advance!!

    Updates

    Below is my config file. And it is as follows:

    #my primary account
    Host {account1}
        User git
        HostName gitlab.com
        PreferredAuthentications publickey
        IdentityFile C:/Users/{username}/.ssh/id_rsa1
    
    #for NPR_HPTG account
    Host {account2}
        User git
        HostName gitlab.com
        PreferredAuthentications publickey
        IdentityFile C:/Users/{username}/.ssh/id_rsa2
    

    And I'm having two Gitlab account,

    [email protected]:{account_1}/repo1.git
    [email protected]:{account_2}/repo1.git
    

    Still, I cannot access to the account_2.

    Previously, before I'm having this 2nd GitLab account, I simply upload the ssh key to the account1 without needing set This. But now by following this, still, in the end I could push to the [email protected]:{account_2}/repo1.git. And I'm using TortoiseGit to push/pull.