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Cannot connect to Github from SourceTree

Edisson Suarez August 23, 2021

I'm getting the following error when connecting to Github and trying to Fetch or Pull any updates from our repositories.

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git --no-optional-locks -c color.branch=false -c color.diff=false -c color.status=false -c diff.mnemonicprefix=false -c core.quotepath=false -c credential.helper=sourcetree fetch origin

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/accuratebg/terraform/'

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/accuratebg/terraform/'

Completed with errors, see aboveremote: 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/accuratebg/terraform/'

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/accuratebg/terraform/'

Completed with errors, see above
"

I'm running SourceTree from Mac and trying to figure out how to authenticate.

1 answer

1 vote
dwlorimer August 23, 2021

Take a look at the accepted answer on this thread for a workaround that worked for me:
https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Sourcetree-questions/Sourcetree-ignores-github-token-and-throws-403-error/qaq-p/1778978#U1785059

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