git clone with https error - fatal: repository not found
I was also experiencing some issues with github credentials today, since it appears the user/pass authentication has been deprecated:
Support for password authentication was removed on August 13, 2021. Please use a personal access token instead. remote: Please see https://github.blog/2020-12-15-token-authentication-requirements-for-git-operations/ for more information.
I ended up adding a new SSH key for github authentication. And, important notes:
Don't use HTTPS to clone:
git clone https://github.com/USERNAME/REPO.git
Instead use SSH to clone:
git clone [email protected]:USERNAME/REPO.git
Don't use HTTPS as your upstream in .git/config
[remote "origin"]
url = https://github.com/USERNAME/REPO.git
Instead use SSH as your upstream in .git/config
[remote "origin"]
url = [email protected]:USERNAME/REPO.git
This Github document reads:
The
https://clone URLs are available on all repositories, public and private.
But since you are trying to access a private repository, authentication is required. One way is appending username and password the address as below:
git clone https://username:[email protected]/usernamex/privat-repo.git
But the same page reads:
If you have enabled two-factor authentication, or if you are accessing an organization that uses SAML single sign-on (SSO), you must authenticate with a personal access token instead of your username and password for GitHub.
If you have 2FA enabled, check this page for steps to generate a personal access token. Bear in mind that you should check full repo scope (as shown below) for your personal token.
