“Auth Failed” error with EGit and GitHub

Question

I\'ve installed EGit plugin at Eclipse Helios and I\'m trying to use it with my GitHub account, but when I try to configure it I get an \"Auth Failed\" error.

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Answer 1

I run into the same issue.

I thought it's something to do with my credentials and authentication.

Then finally I realised it's the URI I configured is not HTTP variant.

I was trying to push to SSH URI of my Git with HTTP configuration.

Check your URL in

Git Perspective > Remotes > Origin > Configure Fetch > Change > Make sure the prtocal is HTTPS and the URL is https version.

Answer 2

At the link below I posted what worked for me...

http://www.eclipse.org/forums/index.php?t=msg&goto=648905&S=9bcfa96ab726d744d41a19c7fb02d723#msg_648905

Answer 3

Have you tried to use the ssh protocol instead on git+ssh ? I've got the same problem, and that solved it, even though official documentation tells to use git+ssh

Answer 4

My fourpenneth: my SSH keys were set up in Cygwin, at C:\cygwin\home\<user>.ssh, so I pointed SSH to this folder instead of the default (Win7) C:\Users\<user>\ssh, as per these instructions: http://wiki.eclipse.org/EGit/User_Guide/Remote#Eclipse_SSH_Configuration

and used the ssh protocol, and it works fine. Trying to use the git protocol still gives "User not supported on the git protocol", though.

Answer 5

I wanted to make public once me too a google code fix and got the same error. Started with This video, but at Save and publish got an error. I have seen there are several question regarding to this. Some are Windows users, those are the most lucky, because usually no problems with permissions and some are Linux users.

I have a mac for mobile development use and very often meet this problems. The source for this problems is the "platform independent" solutions, which doesn't care enough for mac and they don't have access to keychain, where are stored the certificates, .pem files and so on.

All I wanted is to not make any environment settings, nor command line, just simple GUI based clicks, like a regular user.

Half part was done with Eclipse Git plugin, second part (push to Github) was done with Mac Github

Nice and easy :)

All can be done with with that native appp if I would start to learn it, I just need the push functionality from him.

Hoping it will help a mac user once.