Authentication failed while cloning repository from bit bucket

[aicrafter]

I am unable to clone any repository due to the following error:

"remote: Invalid username or password
fatal: Authentication failed for 'https://<username>@bitbucket.org/<username>/projectb.git/' "

Using one's Bitbucket login password would be too convenient and logical, but it doesn't work for me. And what is my password if I login with Google?

Also, having to type a password for every remote transaction would be rather counterproductive if not annoying. I tried creating a ".netrc" file as directed by a Bitbucket documentation article (https://confluence.atlassian.com/bitbucketserver/permanently-authenticating-with-git-repositories-776639846.html), but it doesn't work. I find the example given, "machine stash1.mycompany.com", to be quite useless, especially in the context of Bitbucket.

[aicrafter · Accepted solution]

OK, I solved the problem; thanks for reading.

Logging with Google is too convenient, as I suspected. Only Jesus would know what the password might be in that case. So I changed my email to a non-gmail one, and am logging with my new password associated with my new email address .

.netrc does work (thank God), and here is the useful example of file content one needs in order to get the automatic authentication going (i.e., no password typing):

machine bitbucket.org
login <your_user_name-not_email_address>
password <your_password>

I am sure this is laughably obvious and easy for many. However, for a newcomer like me, it took a lot of experimenting (and frustration) due to inadequate (IMHO) documentation and examples.

Hope this is helpful for other newcomers.