Git error: "Please make sure you have the correct access rights and the repository exists"

Question

Your git URL might have changed. Change the URL in the local directory by using the following command

for https protocol

git remote set-url origin https://github.com/username/repository.git

for ssh protocol

git remote set-url origin [email protected]:username/repository.git

there might be multiple causes for the issue

1. If the issue is with your ssh identity, go through @onkar-m18 answer here
2. If ssh key is not added to hosting server, go through @lovekush-vishwakarma answer here

That problem might be having with your ssh-agent, your ssh key hasn't been added with ssh-agent.You have to apply following steps using your terminal:-

1. $ eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"

   Agent pid 5867

2. $ ssh-add

   Enter passphrase for /home/you/.ssh/id_rsa: [] Identity added: /home/you/.ssh/id_rsa (/home/you/.ssh/id_rsa)

then it will work..cheers J.

Try to use HTTPS instead SSH while taking clone from GIT, use this Url for take clone , you can use Gitbase, Android Studio or any other tool for clone the branch.

For me it was because of no SSH key on the machine. Check the SSH key locally:

$ cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub

This is your SSH key. Add it to your SSH keys in the repository.
In gitlab go to

profile settings -> SSH Keys

and add the key

Github now uses a url scheme

git remote set-url origin https://github.com/username/repository.git

If it was working before and suddenly stopped working:

This issue can be caused because sometimes ssh-agent is not persistent across reboots. You should check if ssh-agent has your key added:

ssh-add -l -E md5

if you get the output like:

The agent has no identities.

it means ssh-agent has lost your key. In that case, you simply need to add the identity key again. Something like:

ssh-add ~/.ssh/git_rsa

The error should disappear now!

If you're on a shared machine, using your own password or passwordless private key might be overkill. The safer option is an access token:

1. Go to Settings, Developer Settings, Personal access tokens
2. Generate new token.
3. Note what the token is for.
4. Grant repo access.
5. Clone the repo:

$ git clone https://<token>@github.com/<user>/<repo>.git

If you've already cloned the repo, you could just modify your remote setting:

$ git remote set-url origin https://<token>@github.com/<user>/<repo>.git
$ git pull
Already up to date.