Issues with SSH key

[l0rddarkf0rce]

Having an issue with a new private repo that I am creating. I had a repo that that I was using to test and got all messed up so I deleted it and now when I create a new repo I cannot add my SSH key to the new repo. I get a message that says that the key is already in use, which would be OK if I could use it to authenticate, but I cannot. I even went to my profile's settings SSH and GPG Keys page and tried to add my key and I still get the damn message that says that the key is already in use. Is there any way see where this key is being stored and delete it so that I can re-add it and use it properly.

[Reannn22]

1. Go to GitHub → Settings → SSH and GPG keys. If the SSH key is still listed, remove it first, then try adding it again.

2. If you have multiple GitHub accounts, the key might be registered to another one. Log in to your other account(s) and check their SSH keys page.

3. If you can’t reuse the old key, generate a new one:

ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "your_email@example.com"

Add the content of ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub to your GitHub account.

4. Test SSH connection:

ssh -T git@github.com

If successful, it will return a welcome message.

5. Don’t reuse the same SSH key across multiple accounts. Create separate keys and configure them in your SSH config file.

[l0rddarkf0rce]

There are no keys listed in SSH and GPG keys and I have no other accounts. I did some additional digging in other places and it looks like the problem is caused by me deleting a repo that I was using to test something without deleting the ssh key first. So looks like a self inflicted wound.

[l0rddarkf0rce]

OK. It got fixed. The issue was caused because I deleted a repo and did not delete the SSH key associated with it. Github does not delete repos when you delete them. They do a soft delete (using the language that GH support used) so the key is still there, but cannot be seen or used. So GH support did a purge of the repo and that took care of the issue.

[sumitLKpatel]

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