Configure git and gerrit

Basics

The recommended version of git is 2.7.4 or later. Check the installed version in the Ubuntu VM:

git --version

Create an SSH key to user with gerrit. Use no passphrase.

ssh-keygen -t rsa

Enter your SSH public key (id_rsa) into gerrit:

Browse to https://gerrit.onap.org

Log in

Open the menu next to your name (under the green search button)

Select "Settings"

In the "Settings" sidebar, click "SSH Public Keys"`

Click "Add Key..."

Paste the entire contents of $HOME/.ssh/id_rsa.pub into the text area and click "Add".

Install the git-review package.

sudo apt update

sudo apt install git-review

Create $HOME/.gitconfig (replace highlighted values with your own information):

[user]
        name = FirstName LastName
        email = you@yourcompany.com
[core]
        autocrlf = false
[merge]
        tool = vimdiff
[gitreview]
        username = YourLinuxFoundationId

If you're behind a corporate firewall and your proxy server has SOCKS support...

You may be able to use the SSH protocol with git, which is preferred versus HTTP. This method is known to work in the AT&T corporate network.

Install the socat package, which allows you to tunnel SSH connections through a proxy that supports SOCKS:

sudo apt update

sudo apt install socat

Create (or append to) $HOME/.ssh/config (replace highlighted values with your information)

Host gerrit.onap.org
User userid
Hostname gerrit.onap.org
ProxyCommand socat - PROXY:host:%h:%p,proxyport=port
IdentityFile /home/userid/.ssh/id_rsa
ServerAliveInterval 10

Verify that you have connectivity to gerrit through the proxy. Answer "yes" to continue connecting, if prompted.

ssh -p 29418 gerrit.onap.org

If you're behind a corporate firewall and you need to use HTTPS...

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