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Asked: 2026-06-05T08:10:17+00:00

Since I have the new version it doesnt ask me anymore for the password

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Since I have the new version it doesnt ask me anymore for the password I set in my ssh key file.

It asks now directly for a github username and password when I push every time.

Is this a new feature of git or changed it in the past or is there something which changed on github?

I tried to authenticate using ssh and the email and password from my ssh key file and it worked.

GitHub changed to smartftp and also changed the instructions for setting up repos

https://github.com/blog/1104-credential-caching-for-wrist-friendly-git-usage

https://help.github.com/articles/create-a-repo

Saw it later, they use now https instead of the git protocol by default

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  1. Editorial Team

    I ran into this the other day when cutting-and-pasting from the new repository instructions on GitHub. Someone should probably file a bug report, because it confuses almost everyone I know.

    The issue is that the instructions tell you to create a remote that uses the https protocol, rather than the git protocol. I typically use:

    github_username=CodeGnome
git remote add origin "git@github.com:${github_username}/${PWD##*/}.git"
git push --tags --set-upstream origin master

    to populate a new GitHub repository from a pre-existing local one.

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