Git Submodule - Permission Denied

Question

I am not able to clone the submodule existing within my private git repository. I do have access to entire repository,

Have used the below commands but dint work, pleas

Answer 1

I had this issue. In my case, the public key (~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub) wasn't set up on the server properly.

Ensure you're getting all the submodules:

Reference: Git update submodules recursively

# This must be called twice. Once for new and once for existing submodules.
git submodule update --init --recursive
git submodule update --recursive

To diagnose permission issues with your key:

• Access: Ensure that either: (1) you're cloning a public repo or (2) it's private, but your github account has access.
• Diagnose with ssh -vT git@github.com. Ensure the key you set up is listed there. For more help on permissions issues, follow this guide: https://help.github.com/articles/error-permission-denied-publickey/
• Adding a key to Github: https://help.github.com/articles/generating-ssh-keys/

To check details of your submodules

• Open .gitmodules in the project root folder and ensure things look okay. As recommended by @VonC try cloning them in a separate folder.
• You might want to switch submodules from using SSH to HTTPS. That will let you type a username and password. But that can cause issues with your teammates and build automation. Speak to them first.