# Having problems working with the primary and another GitHub account on the same machine.
Sometimes when we are working with multiple accounts on the same machine with GitHub we get errors where we are authorized to push and pull from a remote repository and are stuck with notifications like:
### You are not the authorized author of this repository please create a fork from the GitHub branch.
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Let's make it easy in just 5-6 simple and easy steps, follow each step one by one.
Suppose you are logged in with your primary account, and also have a client GitHub account from which you need to work with them. You don't need to signOut your primary account simply open your command palette like cmd, bash, and any editor.
* **Step 1: Generate and setup SSH Key :**
Please ensure that first you have SSH keys for both accounts, if you don't have an SSH key for the client account, first we need to generate.
```bash
ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "client@example.com"
```
Describe given above bash command line:
**ssh-keygen:** used to generate SSH (Secure Shell) key pairs, which consist of a public key and a private key. These keys are used for secure authentication and communication between your computer and remote servers.
**\-t rsa:** This option specifies the type of key to **be** **created.** **The** **commonly** used asymmetric encryption **algorithm** **in** **this** **case** **is** **RSA** **(Rivest-Shamir-Adleman).**
**\-b 4096:** This option sets the number of bits within the key. A longer key gives more prominent security but may take longer to create **(a** 4096-bit key is very secure and is commonly used for SSH).
**\-c "**[**client@example.com**](mailto:your-email@example.com)**":** It's typically used to associate the key with an email address. In this case, you're associating the key with the email address "[**client@example.com**](mailto:your-email@example.com)."
* **Step 2: Adding SSH Key to SSH Agent:**
Firstly, we need to start the SSH agent
```bash
eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"
```
Describe given above bash command line:
**eval:** command is used to evaluate the commands produced by `ssh-agent -s.`
**ssh-agent:** responsible for managing SSH keys and facilitating secure SSH connections.
**\-s:** that need to be evaluated by the shell to set up the agent environment.
After starting SSH we need to add the client key to the agent:
```bash
ssh-add ~/.ssh/your-client-ssh-key
```
* **Step 3: configure ssh key to Github :**
We can use any of them like Vim, nano any other bash editor. Open the editor and create a plaintext file -
```bash
nano ~/.ssh/config
```
Describe given above bash command line:
**nano:** It is a text Editor.
**~:** Symbol represents your home directory.
**.ssh/config:** Path of sub-directory where key is stored.
```plaintext
Host github.com-client
HostName github.com
User git
IdentityFile ~/.ssh/your-client-ssh-key
```
* **Step 4: Configuration of Git**
Open the bash editor and run these commands for the configuration your SSH key to GitHub
```bash
git config --global user.name "Your Client's Username"
git config --global user.email "client@example.com"
git config --global --replace-all url."git@github.com:".insteadOf "https://github.com/"
```
* **Step 5: Work with Repositories**:
clone or create a new Git repository, always **remember** to use **a** custom **name** when specifying the repository URL.
```scss
git@github.com-client:client-username/client-repo.git
```
If you want to test your configuration use this command.
```bash
ssh -T git@github.com-client
```
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I hope this blog finds something knowledgeable for you.
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