Git clone error - could not read Password
Symptoms
When trying to git clone
from msysgit using http, the following error is thrown:
could not read Password for 'http://user@server:7990': No such file or directory
Cause
This is caused by a bug for this exact version 1.8.5.2 of msysgit. Please refer to the discussion and links below:
- http://stackoverflow.com/questions/20882088/cant-push-after-git-update
It is a bug in 1.8.5.2 msysgit (1.8.5.2-preview20131230). See the report and a discussion with a way to workaround
Resolution
Workaround:
- Cloning using SSH with the same version of msysgit works just fine.
Solution:
- Please upgrade your msysgit version and retry the clone.
Last modified on Apr 6, 2016
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