Unable to import github repo in bitbucket using import repository

Question

I am importing a repo that is in GitHub to bitbucket using the import statement. Looks like an SSH key issue to me. Also, the repo which I am trying to import is a private repo within my organization. Can anyone please guide me on how to resolve this? Thanks in advance.

Barramunda

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Answer 1

If the remote GitHub clone has failed, using an HTTPS URL, then no SSH keys are involved.

Double-check the password used. It is possible it requires not the GitHub user account password, but a token (PAT: Personal Access Token) associated to that account, for the clone to succeed.

See "GitHub: Creating a personal access token (classic)"

Disendow

In the documentation, it says that we have to enter the password for the user who has access to that repo and not PAT. – Barramunda

@AkshaySeth Still, I would try a token. The documentation might be outdated. – Disendow

@AkshaySeth: Also, note that a PAT is a password, of sorts - it's just a special kind of password (and the only kind that Git accepts here). – Andress

Thanks! Did the trick for me! Here is the link to GitHub docs, with instructions on how to create the PAT via GitHub UI: docs.github.com/en/authentication/… Just in case... – Guff

@Guff Thank you for your feedback. I have edited the answer to include your link. – Disendow