github removed username/password authorization. Now what?

Question

August 13, 2021 github removed the username/password authorization for command-line commands. So I went and got a PAC (Personal Access) token.

So when I clone an existing repo, cd to that subdir/repo, modify/create a file and then commit the change. That all works just fine.

HOWEVER

when I do: git push -u origin

It asks for my username and password. After spending hours on google, I read that I'm supposed to use my PAC as the password. But when I do that I get: remote: Invalid username or password. Fatal: Authentication failed for <the repo I'm trying to update on github?

This worked fine just a few weeks ago. What am I doing wrong? Getting desperate to make this work.

TIA Bill W

Answer 1

1. Create new personal token in your github account at

   Settings -> Developer Settings -> Personal access token -> Generate Token

2. Change your remote url with:

   git remote set-url origin https://[token]@github.com/[username]/[repository]