manage-multiple-git-accounts

Tutorial on managing multiple GitHub accounts

Why ?

Most of the developers have their personal git handles and also organization handle. This will help you to manage your personal, work and other git accounts.

Note: This is intended for unix users.

Steps

• SSH keys
  
• Add keys to your github profile
  
• Create configuration file to manage separate keys
  
• Update stored identities
  
• Test Push
  
• Test Pull
  

SSH keys

Assuming you've two accounts.

• your_name@gmail.com
• your_name@organization.com

Create ssh key for each account.

cd ~/.ssh

ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "your_name@gmail.com"

Note: save it as id_rsa_personal when prompted

ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "your_name@organization.com"

Note: save it as id_rsa_organization

You'll see following files in the ~/.ssh directory

• id_rsa_personal
• id_rsa_personal.pub
• id_rsa_organization
• id_rsa_organization.pub

Add keys to your github profile

pbcopy < ~/.ssh/id_rsa_personal.pub

• Go to your personal github account
• Click on settings
• Select SSH keys & GPG keys
• Add new SSH key
• Paste the ssh key & give a name
• Save the key

Note: Repeat it for your organization account.

Create configuration file to manage separate keys

Create config file in .ssh folder

touch ~/.ssh/config

# Personal
Host personal
 HostName github.com
 User git
 IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_rsa_personal

# Organization
Host organization
 HostName github.com
 User git
 IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_rsa_organization

Update stored identities

Clear current identities

ssh-add -D

Add new keys

ssh-add id_rsa_personal
ssh-add id_rsa_organization

Quick test ?

ssh-add -l

ssh -T personal
Hi Parthakodekart! You've successfully authenticated, but GitHub does not provide shell access.

ssh -T organization
Hi ParthaOrganization! You've successfully authenticated, but GitHub does not provide shell access.

Test Push

• Create a repo in your personal github
• Clone the repo

  git clone git@github.com:kodekart/personal.git
  

• Add origin

  git remote add personal git@personal:kodekart/personal.git
  

• Do some changes add something

  touch README.md
  

• Push

  git add --all
  git commit -m "Added readme"
  git push personal master
  

Test Pull

git pull personal master

Ref: https://mherman.org/blog/2013/09/16/managing-multiple-github-accounts/