github - asks for username and pass when it pushes/pulls

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I have this issue, that I have to put this in every time I push or pull. I think this is new. Any ideas?

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered May 23 '12 at 05:39

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You are probably using the https url. Switch over to ssh and make sure your keys are setup fine ( and if you have empty pass phrase ) you should not have to enter the username and password.

answered May 23 '12 at 05:39

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score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered May 23 '12 at 05:34

Did you had this problem before? It most probably means you got something wrong in your public key setup. Make sure to not set a pass phrase while generating your public key. Also, make sure that you first try to login to GitHub using

ssh -T git@github.com

This should work without any passphrase. If it doesn't, check again the setup instructions for the operating system you are using.

score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 15 '12 at 23:48

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Switch from https to ssh - instructions from GitHub's help docs are here.

answered Oct 15 '12 at 23:48

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