I can't push to my repo. I just get 'invalid credentials'.

Question

I am just now getting up to speed on the new security changes. I can log in through my browser, and I have created an app password, but all I get when trying to push is 'invalid credentials' over and over and over, no matter what password I put in there. I even tried my ssh key - same result. What am I supposed to do here?

edit / p.s. I suppose I could try changing my password / username on bitbucket.org, but frankly I'm leery that will just leave me locked out of everything, especially since the page I was offered *only* had a way to change the password, but *not* the username - which is an email address I thought we aren't supposed to be using anymore.

Trainy McTrainface · Answer

use ssh://git@bitbucket.org/ACCT/REPO.git

Make sure to add your identity (private key) to your local git via

git config --add --global core.sshCommand 'ssh -i ~/.ssh/id_ed25519'

Theodora Boudale · Answer

Hi @[deleted],

The URL git@bitbucket.org:workspace/repo.git is an SSH URL.

With Bitbucket Cloud, it is possible to use either the HTTPS protocol or the SSH protocol to clone/pull from/push to the remote repo. These are two different protocols and the remote URL used in each case is different.

If you want to use HTTPS, the remote URL should have the format I mentioned in my previous reply, and authentication will be done with a username and app password.

If you want to use SSH, then the format should be the one you mentioned in your last reply, and authentication will be done with the SSH key you set up for Bitbucket Cloud (there is no username and app password authentication in this case).

Since you have set up SSH keys for your Bitbucket Cloud account and SSH works for you, you can of course continue to work with that.

Kind regards,
Theodora

unknown · Answer

* If you try to make a new clone of the repo (for testing purposes) with

git clone https://bitbucket_cloud_username@bitbucket.org/MyWorkspace/MyRepo.git

Do you get asked for a password? No.

If so, does the clone succeed if you provide the existing app password? n/a

Result:No such file or directory

2. I see that you have several repositories in Bitbucket Cloud.

Are you able to clone and push changes to any of the other repos, with that same app password?

I didn’t want to try it with this unresolved, but I did it, and yes, the one I tested did clone and did not ask for a password. Since that worked, I took note that the url given on the repo page in bitbucket to clone the repo is NOT in the form you gave me.

Therefore, I tried it with this new repo and putting that url in the same format as the test - which is not the form we’ve been using in this discussion:

git clone git@bitbucket.org:username/repo.git

note there is no /project/ OR /bitbucket_cloud_/ portion of the url !!!

Since this worked, I have to assume the problem is that your documentation led us both to use the wrong url. I seem to be good to go. Thanks.