Wolfgang Tichy

Accessing the non-public git repos of the FAU NR group

All NR repos at FAU are accessed via ssh keys (Click ssh keys, if you need help with creating keys). The ssh keys only work if they are secured by a good passphrase. Note that once you have created a (public/private) keypair, you can use it on any of your computers by simply copying them there. I.e. you need only one key for our repos! The only complication is that the server (quark.physics.fau.edu) is behind a firewall and thus can only be accessed via VPN. See ResearchComputing_VPN.html to learn how to establish this VPN connection.

Using ssh and git

Once the VPN connection is established, you should test if ssh is set up correctly. Just type:

ssh giter@quark.physics.fau.edu info

This should list all the repos you can access. In order to get a repo type:

git clone giter@quark.physics.fau.edu:name_of_repo

Note that whenever you make a connection to computers such as quark.physics.fau.edu you will need your ssh key. To access this key your key-passphrase is needed. If you want to type this passphrase less often, you can set up ssh-agent or a similar program. For more info on ssh keys and agents see ssh.html.