NPM install git repo fails because it uses my mac username instead of 'git'

Question

I'm trying to install something from a private repo, I'm running:

npm i git+ssh://git.remoterepo.net/somerepo.git

I have a SSH key at ~/.ssh/id_rsa which has no passphrase and it's configured at my remote git repo (gitlab).

However each time it prompts me:

[MAC_USER]@git.remoterepo.net's password:

It should be using [email protected] (git username). If I SSH with the git username then I can log in:

ssh [email protected]

But if I do ssh [MAC_USER]@git.remoterepo.net then it prompts me for a password and can't. I've tried npm i git@git+ssh://git.remoterepo.net/somerepo.git but it still uses the wrong username..

How can I make npm install use the git username instead of my mac login one?

I've also tried HTTPS but no luck (hangs or gives 401 Unauthorized).

Thanks!

Jim Aho · Accepted Answer · 2018-11-27 08:55:14Z

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Try using npm i git+ssh://[email protected]/somerepo.git.

Search for git@ in https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/install

edited Nov 27, 2018 at 8:55

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