gh-pages: fatal: could not read Username for 'https://github.com': No error

Running under Windows 10. “Nothing changed” in my local config. I was able to to a git push just prior to trying this deploy, so I can communicate with the repo via CLI.

I’d not pop up here, but I’ve been at this for a couple hours now and haven’t made progress. Git CLI doesn’t show a Username object, just a user object.

SET NODE_DEBUG=gh-pages&&yarn run deploy

yarn run v1.3.2 $ gatsby build && gh-pages -d public -b master success delete html files from previous builds — 0.071 s success open and validate gatsby-config.js — 0.009 s success copy gatsby files — 0.063 s success onPreBootstrap — 0.773 s success source and transform nodes — 0.070 s success building schema — 0.188 s success createLayouts — 0.025 s success createPages — 0.001 s success createPagesStatefully — 0.028 s success onPreExtractQueries — 0.001 s success update schema — 0.105 s success extract queries from components — 0.016 s success run graphql queries — 0.017 s success write out page data — 0.015 s success write out redirect data — 0.002 s success onPostBootstrap — 0.001 s

info bootstrap finished - 4.406 s

success Building CSS — 4.831 s success Building production JavaScript bundles — 8.772 s success Building static HTML for pages — 2.957 s info Done building in 20.976 sec GH-PAGES 14240: Cloning https://github.com/cpilson/cpilson.github.io.git into node_modules\gh-pages.cache\aHR0cHM6Ly9naXRodWIuY29tL2NwaWxzb24vY3BpbHNvbi5naXRodWIuaW8uZ2l0 GH-PAGES 14240: Cleaning GH-PAGES 14240: Fetching origin GH-PAGES 14240: Checking out origin/master GH-PAGES 14240: Removing files GH-PAGES 14240: Copying files GH-PAGES 14240: Adding all GH-PAGES 14240: Committing GH-PAGES 14240: Pushing fatal: HttpRequestException encountered. An error occurred while sending the request. bash: /dev/tty: No such device or address error: failed to execute prompt script (exit code 1) fatal: could not read Username for ‘https://github.com’: No error

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Created 6 years ago
Comments: 26

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Try adding this into your git config

[credential]
    helper = wincred

or via console

git config --global credential.helper wincred

+106

cipchk on Feb 27, 2018

Came across this:

https://github.com/Microsoft/Git-Credential-Manager-for-Windows

As of 22 Feb 2018, GitHub has disabled support for weak encryption which means many users will suddenly find themselves unable to authenticate using a Git for Windows which (impacts versions older than v2.16.0). DO NOT PANIC, there’s a fix. Update Git for Windows to the latest (or at least v2.16.0).

The most common error users see looks like:

fatal: HttpRequestException encountered.
   An error occurred while sending the request.
fatal: HttpRequestException encountered.
   An error occurred while sending the request.
Username for 'https://github.com':

I was running git version 2.11. Updated to 2.16 and everything is working fine now.

EDIT: clarify, I’m able to publish as before.

+26

tadachi on Feb 27, 2018

I am getting this error running the command on Ubuntu in a Github workflow.

MkMan on Feb 8, 2021

hi. solved my problem with this command in cmd

git config --global credential.helper wincred

omidrah on Jul 27, 2019

This sure looks promising, @tadachi

When I get back to my desktop I’ll gice this a shot. Good find!

EDIT: again, good find! I was running git version 2.15.0.windows.1. I’ve now updated to git version 2.16.2.windows.1 and have just run a successful yarn deploy script. Thank you!

cpilson on Feb 28, 2018

Try adding this into your git config
[credential]
    helper = wincred
or via console
git config --global credential.helper wincred

thanks man!

loeffel-io on Feb 28, 2021

git update

this worked for me

alabi4good on Jan 8, 2020

I had this problem. Updating git from version 2.16.2.windows.1 to 2.19.1.windows.1 resolved it for me.

Yep can confirm. updating git to latest version (2.19.1) solved the issue

mal90 on Oct 24, 2018

I had this problem. Updating git from version 2.16.2.windows.1 to 2.19.1.windows.1 resolved it for me.

DanStevens on Oct 10, 2018

I had the same issue, running git version 2.15.0.windows.1 I have also updated to the most recent version git version 2.17.0.windows.1 and have just published my project to gh-pages. Thanks for the hint!

RadekKosiada on May 7, 2018