Git error: “Please make sure you have the correct access rights and the repository exists”

Question

I am using TortoiseGit on Windows. When I am trying to Clone from the context menu of the standard Windows Explorer, I get this error:

Please make sur

Answer 1

If it was working before and suddenly stopped working:

This issue can be caused because sometimes ssh-agent is not persistent across reboots. You should check if ssh-agent has your key added:

ssh-add -l -E md5

if you get the output like:

The agent has no identities.

it means ssh-agent has lost your key. In that case, you simply need to add the identity key again. Something like:

ssh-add ~/.ssh/git_rsa

The error should disappear now!

Answer 2

For me it was because of no SSH key on the machine. Check the SSH key locally:

$ cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub

This is your SSH key. Add it to your SSH keys in the repository.
In gitlab go to

profile settings -> SSH Keys

and add the key

Answer 3

For me i was having issue with company VPN, after disconnecting working fine.

Check connection with github using command ssh -vvvT git@github.com

Answer 4

Strangely I only received this error in 1 of my many repos.

My issue was after installing the new GitHub Desktop for Windows where the previous old GitHub for Win kept keys in ~/.ssh/github_rsa and ~/.ssh/github_rsa.pub where as the new GitHub for Win expects it in ~/.ssh/id_rsa so the solution was just renaming the existing private and public keys:

~/.ssh/github_rsa -> ~/.ssh/id_rsa
~/.ssh/github_rsa.pub -> ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub

After which let me access the repo again without issue.

Answer 5

For me it gave the same error of:

Please make sure you have the correct access rights and the repository exists.

A quick fix was to eliminate the ~/.ssh/config file

mv config config_old && touch config

eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"

git clone your_repo



As it turned out to be the config file that was corrupt and configured with two ids

Answer 6

That problem might be having with your ssh-agent, your ssh key hasn't been added with ssh-agent.You have to apply following steps using your terminal:-

1. $ eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"

   Agent pid 5867

2. $ ssh-add

   Enter passphrase for /home/you/.ssh/id_rsa: [] Identity added: /home/you/.ssh/id_rsa (/home/you/.ssh/id_rsa)

then it will work..cheers J.