Could not read from remote repository

Question

I have received the following error multiple times:

Could not read remote repository. Please make sure you have the correct access rights and the repo

Answer 1

I had the exact same issue with a private repo. Cloning through the same error both through https and ssh

Then I made a commit through github (simply updated the README.md with an empty line)

Surprisingly enough, this resolved the issue. It would be nice to know why though!