I tried several times. I even changed my password twice and I still can't login. I'm using the Setup Wizard, my Github username(not my email) and password, and I get the same error: Login error Login failed for the following accounts: GitHub: Bad credentials Do you still want to proceed? I'm able to login with bitbucket with no problems... any ideas? I'm using SourceTree 1.8.1 for Mac under OS X Mavericks 10.9.2

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I can't connect to Github from Sourcetree

Agustin Vijoditz

I tried several times. I even changed my password twice and I still can't login. I'm using the Setup Wizard, my Github username(not my email) and password, and I get the same error:

Login error

I'm able to login with bitbucket with no problems... any ideas?

I'm using SourceTree 1.8.1 for Mac under OS X Mavericks 10.9.2

Accepted answers

Jeff Thomas

I think I can recreate a similar error that you're running into (maybe). If I run through the setup wizard with an incorrect password for GitHub and finish the setup wizard, it seems like the incorrect password is getting cached. If I then run the setup wizard again and use the correct password, it won't accept it. Have you run the setup wizard before or is this the first time?

I was able to work around the error by finishing the setup wizard then selecting View > Show Hosted Repositories and choose Edit Accounts. I then set the password for my GitHub account.

Try setting the password outside of the setup wizard and see if that fixes the issue.

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Agustin Vijoditz

Thanks Jeff, I forgot that, I just updated the post with this:
I'm using SourceTree 1.8.1 for Mac under OS X Mavericks 10.9.2

Jeff Thomas

Which version of SourceTree are you using and on what platform?

Jeff Thomas

I was able to work around the error by finishing the setup wizard then selecting View > Show Hosted Repositories and choose Edit Accounts. I then set the password for my GitHub account.

Try setting the password outside of the setup wizard and see if that fixes the issue.

Agustin Vijoditz

Ok, thanks, now it works!

EPT

Hi , Is the problem still there?

ddennis1977

Edit: i still have this problem, following Jeff top didn't solve it.

This problem still exist. Follwing the tip from Jeff Thomas , helped me fix it

_{I was able to work around the error by finishing the setup wizard then selecting View > Show Hosted Repositories and choose Edit Accounts. I then set the password for my GitHub account.}

/Dennis

unknown

I seem to have a similar issue. Everything was working fine, but this afternoon I updated to v1.6.24.0 (on Windows 7 x64). I try fetching on a Bitbucket repository, but it keeps asking my password, even after I enter it, it just asks it again as if it is incorrect (but I can login online with the same username and password).

I went to View->Show Hosted Repositories and Edit Accounts, changed the password, the window says Password OK, even try Set Default thereafter, but still, every time I try and access Bitbucket it asks for the password even though I enter it correctly.

Ideas? Or should I start a new question?

WiaanBeeton

We're experiencing the same problem after updating to the newest version of SourceTree (three guys in my office). Thinking it's a bug introduced with the update

Stoffe

We have the same issue at my office. I often experience poor quality when it comes to the source tree client updates. Not only does it often require a re-installation since the auto update almost always fails, updates also tends to introduce new issues rather than solving issues.

Kireet Kokala

I'm having the same issue after the update

Dmitry Grigansky

Have same problem, following the tip from Jeff Thomas, helped me fix it.

Jonathan Dought1

On a Mac, with SourceTree 2.2.3 I found that I could work around this by creating a Personal Access Token at https://github.com/settings/tokens , and then use that as the value for the Password for the Protocol: HTTPS in SourceTree's Repository Browser, Remote... Settings... Edit Account dialog. Jeff's solution didn't work for me.

marksartbr

yes

grsudderth

I see it as well.

Rinto Rapheal

Still facing the issue.

toddliningerdesign

This worked beautifully. Thanks.

Peter Hollingsw

Using Mac 2.3.1. Basically did what you suggest via:

Window/Show Remote Hosted Repositories
Then in the popup click the gear and choose Settings,
Then delete the non-working account, click Add Account and re-add with the correct password.

hmijail

Using the Mac version 2.3.1, today I still couldn't do this. I had to use the Personal Access Token mentioned by Jonathan.

hmijail

A tip: when GitHub shows the generated token, there is a small space (less than half a char) just before the token string. If you select the string by dragging with the mouse, you'll probably end up grabbing that space, and since the password field is masked in SourceTree, you won't realize when copy+pasting. This caused me some head scratching.

Of course using the "copy token" icon works beautifully, so maybe use that ;P.

Jóhann Sigurðsson

GAAAH!! That was it !

Steven Vachon

Changing the repository's URL from https://github.com/user/repo to git@github.com:user/repo.git fixed it for me.

Till Simon

Thanks. Strangely enough, this did trigger a different login popup (with 'git' as username) and using my personal access token as password did the trick (using my regular password would have worked as well I assume).

miguelfor

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IriaPoncelaBlanco

I'm also having this issue, I updated sourcetree to the latest version today, 2.6.10, and Git is on the 2.17.1, and it does not fix it. I read somewhere that there was a fix for an older version but it did not work for me. When is this going to be fixed? ( I'm using a MAC that has windows running)

Raquel Geijo

Hi! I'm having the same problen in W10 with sourceTree V 2.6.10. No Workaround worked for me.

Diego Prananta

Same here.

I am using Source Tree V 2.6.10. My github has 2 factor authentication enabled as well as SSH connection setup.

visoor

Using Basic Login method worked for me, thanks

Tore_Forsgren

First i tried one thing and then another thing.

Then I finally fixed it.

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