title: Get TortoiseGit to remember my passphrase (no putty)
body: <p>I run TortoiseGit and it has run well for months. but no matter what I cannot make it remember my passphrase.</p>
  
  <p>I installed it using msysgit ssh instead of TortoiseGit(as I once had some putty problems, so no putty involved!)</p>
  
  <p>I run TortoiseGit 1.8.4.0 and msysgit 1.8.3</p>
  
  <p>I have done the following and it works well but only affects git bash, not TortoiseGit that I like to use.
  <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3431314/github-no-supported-authentication-methods-available">github: No supported authentication methods available</a></p>
  
  <p>I have tried to add the _netrc as described here (last answer) <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14000173/tortoisegit-save-user-authentication-data">TortoiseGit save user authentication / credentials</a>
  But when I place the _netrc file (and set it up with setx) in C:\Users\ricka_000.ssh i only get:</p>
  
  <pre><code>Permission denied (publickey,keyboard-interactive).
  fatal: Could not read from remote repository.
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>If I put it in C:\Users\ricka_000\ (and change setx home) it seems to be ignored completely and instead I get prompted with the default passphrase prompt.</p>
  
  <p>If I instead put it in c:/Users/ and link it with setx i get this prompt: <a href="http://db.tt/BymTUI5C" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://db.tt/BymTUI5C</a> and if I click ok i get:</p>
  
  <pre><code>Could not create directory '/c/Users//.ssh'.
  Failed to add the host to the list of known hosts (/c/Users/.ssh/known_hosts).
  Permission denied (publickey,keyboard-interactive).
  fatal: Could not read from remote repository.
  </code></pre>
  
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  <p>Thats the _netrc approach. I have also read about wincred but I have tried all sorts of values in TortoiseGit > Settings > Credentials  and absolutely nothing happens so not sure how to get that working at all. The username there is that the github/assembla username or is it my email from this line </p>
  
  <pre><code> ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "me@email.com" 
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>that I used to generate my keys?
  What is supposed to happen when filled in?
  Whats the difference between Local, global and system?</p>
  
  <p>Having to enter my password all the time is driving me nuts so any help would be appreciated!</p>