github: No supported authentication methods available

Question

i use github and have successfully added and synched files on my laptop in the past.

as of recent i started getting \"PuTTY Fatal Error: Disconnected: No su

Answer 1

I got this error when using TortoiseGit to clone a repository from GitHub. Fixed by clicking "Load Putty Key" and selecting a key file (*.pkk) in the Git clone dialogue.

Answer 2

You can get plink & pageant from here: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html

They are PuTTY tools.

Answer 3

Using TortoiseGit

TortoiseGit > Settings ... Network ... SSH Client: C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin\ssh.exe

Location my vary. On one computer it was in C:\Program Files (x86)\Git\bin\ssh.exe

Answer 4

I had a similar issue after updating GitExtensions to version 3.3.0.7719

Somehow it reverted my authentication settings to use PuTTY instead of OpenSSH.

In that version here is the menu I used to enable OpenSSH again: