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Asked: 2026-05-25T00:10:26+00:00

I’m having trouble trying to clone a GitHub repository with the following command: git

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I’m having trouble trying to clone a GitHub repository with the following command:

git clone https://username@github.com/MYPROJECT.git

When I run it, I get this error:

fatal: cannot exec 'git-remote-https': Permission denied

How can I resolve it?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Try:

     git clone https://github.com/username/MYPROJECT

    Which should be the correct http address (instead of trying to access github through an ssh session) for a public repo.
    It will take advantage of their support for smart http.

     git clone https://username@github.com/username/project.git

    is for private repo (as explained here), which should work if your id is right and your public ssh key correctly updated on your GitHub account.
    (Note: your original address was missing the /username/ part)

    The OP reports:

    my RSA keys were not used when authenticating, I did a ssh-add and added them.
    After that it worked figured it out by running ssh -vT git@github.com in my terminal

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