Git clone error - could not read Password

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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:


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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