Down the rabbit hole trying to get ST to use github PAT

Question

I am getting this error on a waiting push:

git -c diff.mnemonicprefix=false -c core.quotepath=false --no-optional-locks push -v Robot21C master:master
Completed with errors, see above.

So there is no error detail to work with. This all started trying to get ST to use github PAT with basic authentication. With basic, I put in the pat as password and it authenticates successfully...but does not seem to remember the PAT if I go back to the password prompt. Old password seems to still be present. No push. Tried Oauth as well, not sure if that is refreshing correctly but it says authentication ok. Still no push with above error.

All started when the still waiting push was rejected because I was not using a PAT. Trying to get PAT to work led to updating ST and git embedded and ended up with above error.

Software Devices LLC · Answer

This worked for me: 3. Added the PAT to the repository url like this https://@github.com/ - it worked but I didn't like this solution. 4. Restarted PC, installed the newest git from https://git-scm.com - and in Sourcetree - Tools/Options/Git/Git Version - selected "System". 5. Removed the PAT from repository url - still works. To me it looks like installing the new "git" really helped, so step 3 may be unnecessary, but I can't be sure about that, don't know if it would work without temporarily adding PAT to the url, maybe it also saved something somewhere. I suspect its the git update that fixed it.

Ravin Chand · Answer

Hi There,

Did you get anywhere with this? I'm getting the same issue!

Thanks,

Richard Corn · Answer

So after trying several fixes for PAT authentication I found online  I am back to this:

git -c diff.mnemonicprefix=false -c core.quotepath=false --no-optional-locks push -v Robot21C master:master
fatal: HttpRequestException encountered.
An error occurred while sending the request.

remote: Support for password authentication was removed on August 13, 2021. Please use a personal access token instead.
remote: Please see https://github.blog/2020-12-15-token-authentication-requirements-for-git-operations/ for more information.
fatal: Authentication failed for 'https://github.com/ORF-4450/Robot21C.git/'

Pushing to https://github.com/ORF-4450/Robot21C.git
Completed with errors, see above.

As I work with this, it seems like when I edit the login credential in ST settings and click refresh password and enter the PAT, it authenticates at that moment but does not retain the PAT. When I push immediately after pw refresh, it fails. If I click refresh password again, it appears that the original (non-PAT) password is still there and appears in the entry field. It just seems lie the PAT is not retained and the old pw is used causing the error.