ssh custom host/hostname not working on Mac

Question

I have an ssh configuration file as follows:

Host github
   User git
   Hostname github.com
   IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_rsa

Host github.com-work
   User git
   Hostname github.com
   IdentityFile ~/.ssh/work

I have access to all the (private) github repos and have added public keys already. But when I tried

ssh -T git@github.com-work

It throws this error:

ssh: Could not resolve hostname github.com-work: nodename nor servname provided, or not known

What could be the reason for this error?

Where is that ssh configuration located? It seems to work for me as written when placed in `~/.ssh/config`. — larsks, Feb 21 '23 at 00:48

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 21 '23 at 07:19

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First, the idea behind adding User git in your ~/ssh/config file is to avoid using git@ in the SSH URL.

Second, check what config file is actually read with:

ssh -Tv github.com-work

As you can see here, it can depend on your OS, or the current user executing the ssh command.

answered Feb 21 '23 at 07:19

VonC

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Yeah I even tried without git but still the same error. – Mary Apr 12 '23 at 12:42

ssh custom host/hostname not working on Mac

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