Despite being SSH Authenticated to GitHub, terminal (Bash, PWSH) Git created repo's will not Push, Fetch remote - but GitHub Desktop created will.

Date: ^{From 16/09/22 - 18/09/22}: Two days of effort.

This post is subject to future edits and refinements as questions arise

Pre-requisites: Local

• [x] Git (Windows) installed in custom folder Gitx64 under C:\Program Files
• [x] Symlink created from C:\Program Files\Gitx64 to C:\Program Files\Git
• [x] OpenSSH (Windows) and ssh_config at $Home/.ssh/config
• [x] Git (Windows) Global config and at $Home/.gitconfig
• [x] ssh-agent (Windows) is on automatic start.
• [x] ssh-add -L checks for loaded keys.
  • [x] ~/.ssh/id_rsa key is loaded as off 18/09/2022
• [x] Focusing on ~/.gitconfig (Global user)
• [NO] As yet, not using system git/config.

Pre-requisites Terminal Profiles

.bash_profiles / .bashrc

• [ ] No terminal checking, , onload, for ssh-agent (yet, removed for reset of troubleshooting)

• [] No terminal checking, onload, for ssh-add (yet, removed for reset of troubleshooting)

• [?] To be added or incorporated, have some shell scripts

• [] Removed, so to check if there was a way to not add passphrase in at start of the shell .

• [] Maybe that is what is missing: the passphrase authentication to the shell??

Powershell $Profiles

Pre-requisites: Remote

• [x] GitHub.com Account: User: iPoetDev
• [x] SSH Key added (16/09/22)
• [x] Interactive, via browser, authentication
  • [x] Via Going to www.github.com
  • [x] GitHub CLI interactive gh auth login
• [x] PAT Token configured
• [x] Can Create Remotely and clone locally
• [x] Remote Repo does exits on GitHub.com (Challenged 19/09)

Problem Statement

Note: I have a juicy issue as I have been switching between bash | pwsh for Git and GH CLI and GitHub Desktop and SourceTree trying to diagnose and resolve for 2 days.

For creating, not cloning, a local repo and creating a remote repository from command line/terminal works but interacting with Git Push | Fetch | Pull does not**

Thinks that it is not a repository or am not authenticated or have correct rights/identity.

• I can authenticate to GitHub.com with SSH and a (RSA) Public Key via command line SSH and GH CLI tooling.

• I can, with git remote add <remote_name> <remote_repo_url>

  • But this does not appear on GitHub.com (i.e., like it is an internal or ...?)

• I can, with GitHub CLI, creates a remote repo successfully (see below)

  • But GitHub CLI does not want to add a remote at <remote_repo_url>

• GitHub Desktop throws:

  • Not authenticated error (see screenshot with annotations) [GitHub Desktop Auth error, ++Annotations][1]

• Bash: git push or fetch generates the following error:

    $ git fetch
    fatal: 'git@github.com/iPoetDev/Gobals1.git' 
    does not appear to be a git repository
    fatal: Could not read from remote repository.
    Please make sure you have the correct access 
    rights and the repository exists.
  
  
    $ git push
    fatal:'git@github.com/iPoetDev/Gobals1.git' 
    does not appear to be a git repository
    fatal: Could not read from remote repository.
    Please make sure you have the correct access 
    rights and the repository exists.
    

And yet

$ git remote get-url mains 
->
git@github.com/iPoetDev/Gobals1.git

If it is TL/DR, pm me or I will follow up with a Loom link to visualise in further detail. I will also see if I can get this as an Issue on my GitHub (via a functional repo) as an issue for off Stack Overflow concern.

Git Global Config

• Not using system file
• Not using per repo (Can if I need to)
• Not using (yet) command line configurations

NOTE

• Added in for background and further information.

Config Directives

Selected Directives from Global Config at $Home/.gitconfig

[user]
    name = <GitHub Name>
    email = <GitHub secondary email address in use>
    # Options: 1: 51715025+iPoetDev@users.noreply.github.com
    # Options: 2: <GitHub primary email address in use>
[core]
    # Commented Out
    # sshCommand = ssh -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa -F /dev/null

[init]
    defaultBranch = main
[push]
    default = current
    # removes git push -u
    autoSetupRemote = true 
[credential "helperselector"]
    selected = manager-core
[credential "https://github.com"]
    #username = git
    username = iPoetDev
    helper = 
    helper = D:\\.Tools\\.scoop\\apps\\gh\\current\\bin\\gh.exe auth git-credential

#   As explained, Git only allows you to access repositories owned by yourself, i.e. the user who is running Git, by default.
[safe]
     directory = D:/Code/Gobals/* 
     directory = D:/Code/Gobals/Gobals
     directory = D:/Code/Gobals/Gobals1

GitHub CLI && Repo Management

Authenticates with GitHub CLI (Interactively)

• No PAT Token, but have one ready

• Switches from https to ssh for authentication

   gh auth login
  ? What account do you want to log into? GitHub.com
  ? You're already logged into github.com. Do you want to re-authenticate? Yes   
  ? What is your preferred protocol for Git operations? SSH
  ? Upload your SSH public key to your GitHub account? $Home\z.ssh\id_rsa.pub  
  ? Title for your SSH key: ```<Added Title>```
  ? How would you like to authenticate ```<Added Title>```? Login with a web browser
  
  ! First copy your one-time code: ```<One Time Code>```
  Press Enter to open github.com in your browser... 
  ✓ Authentication complete.
  - gh config set -h github.com git_protocol ssh
  HTTP 422: Validation Failed (https://api.github.com/user/keys)
  key is already in use
  

Authenticates with GitHub CLI (Interactively)

Note: To be updated. Clipping lost in translation and write up. Come back later, when the post is updated. Need to replay and reproduce remote git repo creation by GH CLI.

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Possible Components To follow Up

Adding SSH Agent start in .bash_profile (A suggested option)

Add the following snippet to ~/.bash_profile to automaticall start ssh agent so you don't have to reauth git with every remote command.

• Source - Credit: RayWongJR@Github.com

  # ssh agent
  # -------------------
  SSH_ENV=$HOME/.ssh/environment
  
  function start_agent {
      echo "Initializing new SSH agent..."
      # spawn ssh-agent
      /user/bin/ssh-agent | sed 's/^echo/#echo/' > "${SSH_ENV}"
      echo succeeded
      chmod 600 "${SSH_ENV}"
      . "${SSH_ENV}" > /dev/null
      /usr/bin/ssh-add
  }
  
  if [ -f "${SSH_ENV}" ]; then
      . "${SSH_ENV}" > /dev/null
      ps -ef | grep ${SSH_AGENT_PID} | grep ssh-agent$ > /dev/null || {
          start_agent;
      }
  else
      start_agent;
  fi
  

Solution Options | Remedies?

Goal Aim is to have secured ssh traffic between all local and remotes, regardless of interaction.

Objective 1 To be able to switch between GUI and Terminal, inc GitHub Desktop, SourceTree and VCode, GitBash, Powershell, without issue.

Objective 2 Not to use two+ valuable days on one issue and end up in negative cost-benefit for other concerns.

Objective 3 Was to Learn about advanced SSH, GitHub CLI, Git-Bash Git usage and finalise baseline Dev Env configuration with VSCode.

OPTIONS

1. Check if SSH Authentication (Host Key Verification) passes for git@github.com:iPoetDev/Gobals1.git
2. Change SSH Key Type from RSA to ECDSA
3. Test for GitLab and/or Bitbucket if issue is replicated for each or is GitHub specific.
4. Solution unknown and offered here below
5. Log an issue with GitHub.com or Git or ...??

and not least

6. Switch back to HTTPS authentication and repeat tests.

Extras

References

• Added as needed

SSH Config (Selected View)

Host github.com
Hostname github.com 
AddKeysToAgent=yes
IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_rsa
IdentitiesOnly=yes 
PubkeyAuthentication=yes

Files && Locations

• $Home/.ssh/agent.env

• $Home/.ssh/id_rsa

• $Home/.ssh/id_rsa.pub

• $Home/.gitconfig

• D:\Code\Gobals\Gobals1 && Don't laugh, I mistyped and kept the pattern for testing

• OpenSSH Authentication Agent Service (Automatic start)

• GitHub Desktop Auth error, ++Annotations 1

• SSH User Config file 2

• Successful SSH -T hostname -p 443|22 3

• SSH-Keyscan Github.com 4