github: No supported authentication methods available

Question

i use github and have successfully added and synched files on my laptop in the past.

as of recent i started getting \"PuTTY Fatal Error: Disconnected: No su

Answer 1

My issue was that I was attempting to use my github username. Apparently when using Github (or is it a Git thing?), if you use key-based authentication, you need to set your username to git.

I'm not sure why you even need a username at all - perhaps someone more knowledgeable can explain that?