GitHub - HTTPS access

Question

I am unable to clone my repository via HTTPS:

$ git clone https://github.com/walterjwhite/project.configuration.git
Initialized empty Git repository in ./project.configuration/.git/
error: Failed connect to github.com:443; Connection refused while accessing https://github.com/walterjwhite/project.configuration.git/info/refs
fatal: HTTP request failed

I have configured .netrc with my login and password as well as the machine or server I am connecting to.

Bigotry

The same scenario I am facing for bitbucket. Any solutions are appreciated... – Marbles

Answer 1

As you did saw yourself in GitHub support, Scott Schacon himself suggested:

So I guess your .netrc is incorrect or something?
Try removing the info from your .netrc and cloning first (since it's a public repo).

If it isn't a GitHub server issue, it could be your firewall.
And/or your proxy (git config --global http.proxy http://user:password@proxy:xxx).

Mores

Ah, you're right, I forgot that I needed to configure my proxy. – Bigotry

I still have the problem where it prompts me for my password and enter does not submit my password, it just sits there. git clone [email protected]/walterjwhite/project.configuration.git – Bigotry

@Walter: did you set your github token? Did you add the ssh public key to your GitHub account? And did you try an https GitHub address? git clone https://[email protected]/walterjwhite/project.configuration.git – Mores

Yes, I can work on my github stuff from home just fine. When I go to select coffee shops and work there, I cannot use the SSH method, so I have to use the Smart HTTP proxy. When I copied and pasted the address, stackoverflow took off the https part, but yes, that is what I tried. That is where it hangs, when it prompts me for my password. CTRL+C gets me out. – Bigotry

To remove the global proxy variable git config --global --unset http.proxy. Don't forget the --global. Note that this doesn't solve the 403 error, it solve the fatal: unable to access 'https://github.com/whatever/': Failed connect to github.com:<yourproxyport>; No error. (This error message is buggy indeed: you're connecting to github.com:443, not on your proxy port). – Bizerte

Answer 2

Just to add to this discussion, for some reason or another, it seems to work for me when I use http rather than https.

Zahara

On my server I know that this was because I didn't have the proper root certificates for GitHub installed. Once we got these installed https worked fine. – Ivar

Answer 3

Just to add you might also check if GitHub's system is healthy at GitHub System Status.

Hyperactive

Answer 4

Another possibility that worked without trouble for me was to use the SSH option for clone.

git clone [email protected]:walterjwhite/project.configuration.git

You have to upload an SSH key to Github to use this, but it got me around the https problem.

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