Git / Linux can't resolve bitbucket.org, needs numeric IP address instead...

[WritingSolutions2020]

For Linux Mint 18, Git command line, Bitbucket repository.

I have a remote Bitbucket repository that works fine on Windows 7. Today I've been trying to set up the same repo on Linux (Mint 18).

I tested the setup of my SSH certificates, et cetera. So far, so good, I think:

$ git remote -v
origin    ssh://git@bitbucket.org:[bitbucketUserName/RepoName].git (fetch)
origin    ssh://git@bitbucket.org:[bitbucketUserName/RepoName].git (push)

But IF I try to to pull from / push to that remote repository, THEN I receive the following message:

ssh: Could not resolve hostname bitbucket.org:[bitBucket/UserName/RepoName] Name or service not known
Fatal: Could not read from remote repository

SO I used ping to get the IP address of bitbucket.org, then inserted that IP address in the following command:

git push git@104.192.143.2:[bitBucketUserName/repoName].git

After a "continue?" prompt, git connected to the repo. (I was then told, correctly, that everything was up to date.)

WHY doesn't bitbucket.org work but an IP address does? How do I fix this?

Cheers & thanks,
Riley SFO

[WritingSolutions2020]

Thanks -- but so far none of the replies have answered the question. Evidently I need to do something with my Linux computer's DNS configuration but I have no idea what, exactly.

I appreciate the attempts to help. But I'm still looking for a complete and accurate answer...

[Lars Olav Velle]

https://mytechnicalthoughts.wordpress.com/2016/09/27/fixing-dns-issues-with-linux-mint-18/

[WritingSolutions2020]

Thanks.  I tried commenting out the line in  NetworkManager.conf as described in that article but it hasn't worked. A commentor stated that a reboot wasn't necessary to apply the changes. I'll circle back after I reboot tomorrow if that happens to resolve the issue.

I can still push/pull if I specify BitBucket's IP address. So for now I've simply scripted push/pull commands that include Bitbucket's IP address.  (These sorts Linux "aren't we clever" problems are the reason that Linux has never gained acceptance on the desktop -- what user wants to be obliged to remediate these sorts of idiocies?)

Cheers & thanks 'gain,
Riley
SFO

[Lars Olav Velle]

Well, I agree that you shouldn't have to battle DNS problems, but these appear on windows as well :-)

A reboot would probably not fix the issue. Restarting network might though.

Also, Linux Mint was compromised earlier this year. 

https://superuser.com/questions/1043479/linix-mint-live-cd-dns-not-working-but-will-ping-out-fine 

[WritingSolutions2020]

Thanks again. Happily the briefly misdirected version of Mint Linux was 17.3 and I'm running version 18. (I also recall seeing that news when it occurred and being happy that I hadn't downloaded Mint on 20 February, 2016.)

In the meantime I'm moving on. I've circumvented the issue with scripts that use Bitbucket's IP address to push/pull. Not ideal but it works and I can go back to doing useful work rather than baby sitting Linux / Bitbucket. (Never had this problem with Git on Windows 7 pushing/pulling to/from BitBucket. And don't have a problem pushing/pulling from this Linux computer to/from Github...)

Cheers & thx again,
Riley
SFO

[Gonchik Tsymzhitov]

Hi! 

Please, fix dns configuration.

better way check in the terminal: 

cat resolv.conf 

kindly you can add it 8.8.8.8 if your provider get possibility. (another place on the interface level  cat /etc/network/interfaces)

how to check work is it? it is easy.

nslookup bitbucket.org 8.8.8.8

nslookup bitbucket.org

After you will see a root cause.

You can read this artciles:

https://tecadmin.net/setup-network-interface-on-ubuntu-debian-and-linuxmint/

or video gui way for configuration

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EwlThnVf1E

Cheers,

Gonchik Tsymzhitov

[Lars Olav Velle]

The problem is not with bitbucket.org, but your linux machine. You need to fix DNS.

I´m not familiar with mint, but have a look at the network config.