Git clone / pull continually freezing at “Store key in cache?”

Question

I\'m attempting to clone a repo from my BitBucket account to my Windows 10 laptop (running GitBash). I\'ve completed all of the steps necessary to connect (set up my SSH key

Answer 1

Even after performing the workaround mentioned in other answers, you may encounter an error like:

FATAL ERROR: Disconnected: No supported authentication methods available (server sent: publickey)

To solve both problems at once, change git bash to use SSH instead of PuTTY by adding the following to your ~/.profile file (C:\Users\\.profile). If you don't already have this file, then create a new file with this line.

GIT_SSH="/usr/bin/ssh.exe"

Then open a new git bash window and try your git clone or git pull again.

Note that this may require you to create an SSH key if you don't already have one. To do this, follow the instructions on the Bitbucket site.

See this SO question for related info.