Error 500 when add ssh keys on Windows platform. #2264

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GiteaMirror · 2025-11-02T04:30:19-06:00

GiteaMirror commented

2025-11-02 04:30:19 -06:00

Originally created by @kempliu on GitHub (Aug 28, 2018).

Gitea version (or commit ref):179123d
Git version:git version 2.16.2.windows.1
Operating system: Windows Server 2016/10
Database (use [x]):
- PostgreSQL
- MySQL
- MSSQL
- SQLite
Can you reproduce the bug at https://try.gitea.io:
- Yes (provide example URL)
- No
- Not relevant
Log gist:
2018/08/29 07:20:26 [...user/setting/keys.go:96 KeysPost()] [E] AddPublicKey: 'ssh-keygen -lf C:\Users\ELITEB~1\AppData\Local\Temp\gitea_keytest516028331' failed with error 'exec: "ssh-keygen": executable file not found in %PATH%':

Description

I can run ssh-key in Command Line Model and Git Bash. Also copied ssh-keygen.exe to the same path of gitea.exe without luck.
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Originally created by @kempliu on GitHub (Aug 28, 2018).  - Gitea version (or commit ref):179123d - Git version:git version 2.16.2.windows.1 - Operating system: Windows Server 2016/10 - Database (use `[x]`): - [ ] PostgreSQL - [ ] MySQL - [ ] MSSQL - [x] SQLite - Can you reproduce the bug at https://try.gitea.io: - [ ] Yes (provide example URL) - [x] No - [ ] Not relevant - Log gist: 2018/08/29 07:20:26 [...user/setting/keys.go:96 KeysPost()] [E] AddPublicKey: 'ssh-keygen -lf C:\Users\ELITEB~1\AppData\Local\Temp\gitea_keytest516028331' failed with error 'exec: "ssh-keygen": executable file not found in %PATH%': ## Description I can run ssh-key in Command Line Model and Git Bash. Also copied ssh-keygen.exe to the same path of gitea.exe without luck. ... ## Screenshots

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GiteaMirror commented

2025-11-02 04:30:21 -06:00

@leepfrog-ger commented on GitHub (Aug 29, 2018):

You need to add the folder where ssh-keygen is located to the PATH environment variables. Default would be C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin\.

Then restart the whole system to make sure the contents of PATH are not still in cache (or close all command prompts/processes and start gitea again).

@leepfrog-ger commented on GitHub (Aug 29, 2018): You need to add the folder where ssh-keygen is located to the PATH environment variables. Default would be `C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin\`. Then restart the whole system to make sure the contents of PATH are not still in cache (or close all command prompts/processes and start gitea again).

GiteaMirror commented

2025-11-02 04:30:21 -06:00

@lafriks commented on GitHub (Aug 29, 2018):

closing as answered

@lafriks commented on GitHub (Aug 29, 2018): closing as answered

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[PR #2264] [MERGED] File path tweaks in UI #16315

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