Cannot push to Bitbucket via https anymore: git returns fatal error

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I recently reinstalled windows and got the latest version of git. I created a new repo on Bitbucket and ran

git remote add origin https://MYUSERNAME@bitbucket.org/MYUSERNAME/test.git

then I ran

git push -u origin --all

however this gave me the error

fatal: could not read Password for 'https://MYUSERNAME@bitbucket.org': No such
file or directory

before I would just get a prompt asking me for my username and password, and the push worked fine. I've tried reverting to Git 1.7.11 but this didn't do anything.

We had this question a lot in the past few days—unfortunately without a clear solution. Can you try removing the remote again using `git remote remove origin` and then readding it? — poke, Jan 05 '14 at 00:53
@poke still the same error, I have managed to push by adding this as origin `https://MYUSERNAME:MYPASSWORD@bitbucket.org/MYUSERNAME/test.git` but this doesnt help for cloning — Jabbath, Jan 05 '14 at 00:59
Hi, I am having the same issue, I just installed version 1.8.5.2-preview20131230. Can you please post which version you installed first? Thanks — Leonardo Brambilla, Jan 05 '14 at 13:22
This is due to a bug in release 1.8.5.2 as explained here http://stackoverflow.com/questions/20882088/cant-push-after-git-update. — David, Jan 20 '14 at 14:43
Please go to the link a follow the steps: [http://stackoverflow.com/a/44027171/5297884](http://stackoverflow.com/a/44027171/5297884) — Johan Morales, May 17 '17 at 17:24

score 15 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 04 '14 at 10:33

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I solved this by adding my password in the url.

Instead of:

git remote add origin https://MYUSERNAME@bitbucket.org/MYUSERNAME/test.git

I used:

git remote add origin https://MYUSERNAME:PASSWORD@bitbucket.org/MYUSERNAME/test.git

answered Mar 04 '14 at 10:33

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That's kinda intimidating. Won't a guy with a net wire sweeper see your password as you type it along with the username and the target? – Krzysztof Jabłoński Feb 13 '15 at 00:03

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 10 '14 at 19:25

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I got this error when updated git to 1.8.5.2. When I rolled git to version 1.7.10 (initial version), the error disappeared.

answered Jan 10 '14 at 19:25

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Gabriela Gabriel · Answer 3 · 2015-10-11T20:48:29.463

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As I really needed to use HTTPS instead of SSH (proxy limitations), I've solved it by setting the remote push url to the HTTPS url as follow:

git remote set-url --push origin https://MYUSERNAME@bitbucket.org/MYUSERNAME/test.git

git version 1.9.5

edited Oct 11 '15 at 20:48

answered Oct 07 '15 at 09:02

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score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 05 '14 at 14:05

What I did was to change the protocol from HTTPS to GIT.

Followed the instructions to setup SSH here: https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/BITBUCKET/Set+up+SSH+for+Git

(easy from the GitBash console, you don't need to install SSH or nothing, all comes with Git)

After you completed the SSH setup, just re-add the remote with the git@bitbucket.... url and you are done.

Hope this helps.

I have installed Git version 1.8.5.2-preview20131230

score 1 · Answer 5 · answered Mar 11 '14 at 17:39

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I had the same problem. Installing Git 1.9.0 solved it for me.

answered Mar 11 '14 at 17:39

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score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Mar 21 '14 at 18:23

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I solved it by adding my ssh key to the repository and using the ssh url

answered Mar 21 '14 at 18:23

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score 0 · Answer 7 · edited May 09 '16 at 07:07

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If you experience this issue using GitExtensions then this might help you:

GitExt -> Tools -> Settings -> SSH -> Configure Git credential helper -> Suggest

That populated the command field with:

!"C:\Program Files (x86)\GitExtensions\GitCredentialWinStore\git-credential-winstore.exe"

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answered May 09 '16 at 06:54

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Cannot push to Bitbucket via https anymore: git returns fatal error

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