Cannot clone git from Azure DevOps using PAT

Question

I cannot clone a simple repository from Azure DevOps. OS: Ubuntu 18.10

I do this:

• Got to Azure DevOps
• Click on the top right corner on my use

Answer 1

This official guide procedure worked for me, but with one important point. When base64-encoding, one must put attention to non-printable characters.

The guide says:

MY_PAT=yourPAT      # replace "yourPAT" with your actual PAT
B64_PAT=$(printf ":$MY_PAT" | base64)
git -c http.extraHeader="Authorization: Basic ${B64_PAT}" clone 
https://dev.azure.com/yourOrgName/yourProjectName/_git/yourRepoName

Using "echo" instead of "printf" would insert a newline char, changing the base64 string (probably would work also with "echo -n" but I haven't tried). Also, do not include the username, as per the snippet above.

Used git 2.17.1 on Ubuntu 18.04.

Answer 2

Try : First delete the git credentials from Credential manager. Try Generating a new personal access token to resolve this error

Go to security ->Personal access token->Add Give Description, select All scopes, click Create Token.

Copy the token and store it for later use. This token can now be used in place of password for the git user.