Unable to Git-push master to Github - 'origin' does not appear to be a git repository / permission denied

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This question is related to my problem in understanding rebase, branch and merge, and to the problem

How can you commit to your github account as you

Answer 1

I had this problem and tried various solutions to solve it including many of those listed above (config file, debug ssh etc). In the end, I resolved it by including the -u switch in the git push, per the github instructions when creating a new repository onsite - Github new Repository