"Bad configuration option" on linux terminal, during bitbucket ssh connection.

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I would like to start to use bitbucket, I've made the tutorial's steps to connect to their server. link

Bit something always wrong with the config file. I use ubuntu 12.10.

root@peter-VPCEH1M1E:/home/peter/Dropbox/C++/Qt/sql/.git# git push [email protected]:erbal/sql.git
/root/.ssh/config: line 1: Bad configuration option: [core]
/root/.ssh/config: line 2: Bad configuration option: repositoryformatversion
/root/.ssh/config: line 3: Bad configuration option: filemode
/root/.ssh/config: line 4: Bad configuration option: bare
/root/.ssh/config: line 5: Bad configuration option: logallrefupdates
/root/.ssh/config: line 6: Bad configuration option: ignorecase
/root/.ssh/config: line 7: Bad configuration option: [remote
/root/.ssh/config: line 8: Bad configuration option: fetch
/root/.ssh/config: line 9: Bad configuration option: url
/root/.ssh/config: line 10: Bad configuration option: [branch
/root/.ssh/config: line 11: Bad configuration option: remote
/root/.ssh/config: line 12: Bad configuration option: merge
/root/.ssh/config: terminating, 12 bad configuration optionsfatal: The remote end hung up unexpectedly

My config file looks like the example from the tutorial, with my ssh url.

I have edited my answer to clarify which content should be in an ~/.ssh/config file. — VonC
– VonC, Commented Jul 30, 2013 at 11:50

VonC · Accepted Answer · 2013-07-30 11:46:55Z

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The configuration content file in question is not the ~/.ssh/config one.

It is the git config (which somehow got copied over the ~/.ssh/config) :

either the local one:
git config --local -l (in your repo .git/config)
or the global one:
git config --global -l (in your homedir: ~/.gitconfig)

(I will assume here that the system git config file is correct).

You need to:

check the content of those files, looking for (for instance) incorrect eol (\r\n instead of \n).
restore the ~/.ssh/config with the content described in the bitbucket tutorial about multiple ssh keys.

An ~/.ssh/config file should look like:

Host workdid
 HostName bitbucket.org
 IdentityFile ~/.ssh/workdid
Host personalid
 HostName bitbucket.org
 IdentityFile ~/.ssh/personalid

edited Jul 30, 2013 at 11:46

answered Jul 30, 2013 at 10:31

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gumuruh Over a year ago

is it the tabbing really having an effect or just new line is enough?

VonC Over a year ago

@gumuruh I don't think the tabulation would matter here.

iveqy · Accepted Answer · 2013-07-30 11:31:55Z

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It looks like your ssh-config file /root/.ssh/config contains configuration for git which should be in /home/peter/Dropbox/C++/Qt/sql/.git/config

ssh and git is two different programs. They interact with eachother but are configured seperately.

It also looks like you're using dropbox to store your git-repo. This can cause problems, to cite the help at #git@freenode: `

12:19 <iveqy> !dropbox
12:19 -gitinfo([email protected])- Storing git repositories on DropBox is a Very Bad Idea™. Use a free hosting service (such as Bitbucket or GitHub), or read !dropbox_why if you insist upon having your repo corrupted.
12:19 <iveqy> !dropbox_why
12:19 -gitinfo([email protected])- git uses a lot of frequently-changed small files, which dropbox's synchronization algorithms barf on. Use of multiple dropbox clients compounds this, with hilarious results ` I suggest you read the link you posted again and try to follow the steps more carefully.

edited Jul 30, 2013 at 11:31

answered Jul 30, 2013 at 10:17

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kostix Over a year ago

Please use backticks (`) to quote verbatim text (like names of programs and pathnames), and use the > character to quote (cite) things. Inside citations, replace < characters with < entities and > characters with > entities.

erbal Over a year ago

The quoted config file is in the /home/peter/Dropbox/C++/Qt/sql/.git/ directory. Isn't it the right one?

iveqy Over a year ago

Look at the first error line: /root/.ssh/config: line 1: Bad configuration option: [core]. That's not the about /home/peter/Dropbox/C++/Qt/sql/.git/config it's about /root/.ssh/config. The fact that you're standing in the not important.

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