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SSH login requires "enable SSO" which does not exist #23893
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I just know this going to get me flamed (with RTFM) but I just created a githib account. I want to push my repo to it so I used the URL git remote add origin https://github.com//
So looked at setting up SSH access. Added my public key. Manage to get through the test (here but I’m not allowed to post URL) /en/github/authenticating-to-github/connecting-to-github-with-ssh/testing-your-ssh-connection ie: $ ssh -T git@github.com So back to my original
But again prompted for password, so RTFM (here but I’m not allowed to post URL)/en/github/authenticating-to-github/authenticating-with-saml-single-sign-on/authorizing-an-ssh-key-for-use-with-saml-single-sign-on and it says … “Enable SSO” …but there is no such button. Have passwords been disabled but the replacement feature not enabled for mortal users? |
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graemev:
That sounds like the repository URL still uses HTTPS, not SSH. You can check the URL with: If there are still |
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Thank you it was indeed that. I discovered by battering my head against it repeatedly . The user experience was very poor. I setup the URL as per instructions, then got a message saying that “password access” had been suspended (as a method) and I had to use SSH or some kind of access token. Very happy to use SSH (preferable in fact) A better approach would have been, "We no longer support xxxx (e.g. password authentication) you need to switch to methodA or methodB +guide to setting up methodA, ie it was perfectly possible they could have used HTTPS but required me to authenticate using SSH . On reflection that way they’ve done it is more sensible/standard …I just wish they’d told me! Anyhow thanks for your help. Hopefully it will help future users (with that in mind, I’ll add some keywords) password access, ssh access, SSH login, git-URL |
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That sounds like the repository URL still uses HTTPS, not SSH. You can check the URL with:
If there are still
https://github.com/...URLs, you can change to SSH with the following command. Replace the URL with that for your repository, the pattern should be the same.