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M K
M K
41 Points
Posted by M K
M K
41 Points

Git error while cloning

Hello,

I was following your video tutorial and I got stuck when cloning the angualar repo. Same as you I have pasted the following command:

git clone git@github.com:treehouse/angular-basics.git .

I am using Windows 7 cmd in administration mode.

here's the output

Cloning into '.'... The authenticity of host 'github.com (192.30.252.129)' can't be RSA key fingerprint is SHA256:nThbg6kXUpJWGl7E1IGOCspRomTxdCARL Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)? yes Warning: Permanently added 'github.com,192.30.252.129' (RSA) to n hosts. Permission denied (publickey). fatal: Could not read from remote repository.

Please make sure you have the correct access rights and the repository exists. Deletion of directory '.' failed. Should I try again? (y/n) y

I am not very familiar with github so It's hard for me to find out if the issue is on my side or yours.

Best regards,

Nicholas

1 Answer

Cena Mayo
Cena Mayo
55,236 Points

Hi Nicholas,

Take a look at this StackOverflow discussion.

The short version is that it's likely that you either a) don't have a SSH key on your computer or b) the SSH key you do have doesn't match what Github's looking for.

Make sure you've taken a look at Github's public key documentation which will walk you through the process.

Hope that helps!

M K
M K
41 Points
M K
M K
41 Points

I have managed to clone repo successfully and the problem was caused by the lack of public keys.

Did on my own but if anybody need a starting point Cena Mayo's answer is good begining.