Trouble Pushing to GitHub: Authentication Issues
I’m stuck trying to push my local changes to GitHub. No matter what I do, I keep running into the same problem.
Here’s what I’ve already attempted:
- Used both SSH and HTTPS for cloning
- Set up my SSH public key
- Created a Personal Access Token and added it to Windows credential manager
I can add the remote origin without any issues. But when I try to push, things go south. A GitHub login window pops up, and regardless of how I try to sign in (browser, code, or token), I always get this frustrating error:
remote: invalid credentials
fatal: Authentication failed for 'https://github.com/myusername/myrepo.git/'
I’m at my wit’s end here. Any ideas on what might be causing this or how to fix it? Has anyone else run into this problem before?
yo, had this prob too. tried switchin to ssh key authentication? worked for me. make sure ur ssh key is added to github account n use git remote set-url origin [email protected]:username/repo.git to change remote url. might solve ur headache
I encountered a similar issue recently. What resolved it for me was ensuring my Git installation was up-to-date. Outdated versions can sometimes cause authentication problems. I’d recommend running ‘git --version’ to check, then updating if necessary. Also, double-check that your GitHub account email matches the one in your Git config. You can verify with ‘git config --global user.email’. If these don’t help, consider reaching out to GitHub support directly. They were surprisingly helpful when I had a persistent authentication problem.
have u tried clearing ur git credentials cache? sometimes old creds can mess things up. run ‘git config --global --unset credential.helper’ then try pushing again. if that dont work, maybe check if ur firewall or antivirus is blocking git. good luck!
I’ve been through this exact headache before, and it turned out to be a caching issue with my browser. Here’s what worked for me: First, clear your browser cache completely. Then, log out of GitHub on all devices and in all browsers. Next, go to your GitHub account settings and revoke all existing access tokens. Create a fresh Personal Access Token with the necessary scopes. Finally, update your local Git configuration to use the new token.
If that doesn’t do the trick, check if you’re behind a corporate firewall or using a VPN. These can sometimes interfere with GitHub authentication. In my case, I had to configure Git to use a proxy server to get around network restrictions. It’s a bit of a pain, but once you get it sorted, pushing becomes smooth sailing again. Hang in there!