Cloned directly from repo...get error when pushing

Question

Cloned a repo, commited, and when I go to push I get an error:

remote: Repository not found. fatal: repository 'https://github.com/USER/REPO.git/' not found

Anyone have an idea what might be causing this? I've checked the remote and it is correct (I cloned and didn't touch it after).

Please add: 1) Exactly how you originally cloned the repo (commands, etc), 2) Your current directory (`pwd`) when trying this. — Michael Durrant, Nov 04 '13 at 21:13
Thanks. Please do `pwd`, I'm not totally sure what main directory means. Trying to help :) — Michael Durrant, Nov 04 '13 at 21:25
Is this your own repo or are you looking to fork someone else's? — Michael Durrant, Nov 04 '13 at 21:26
@MichaelDurrant I figured out the problem, thanks. It isn't my repository. I didn't have write access to the main repo — Yaron, Nov 04 '13 at 21:47
I suspected as much. You may find my forking answer works for u then. 'scuse the pun ;) — Michael Durrant, Nov 04 '13 at 22:26

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 04 '13 at 21:26

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Tried to add a file to the repo directly from Github (via the add file button) and was told I didn't have write access...problem solved!

answered Nov 04 '13 at 21:26

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 04 '13 at 21:29

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In case you are trying to fork someone else's repo:

fork it (in github, using a browser) and then go to your github account and the fork. Clone that (use the button in browser) and git clone that repo.

answered Nov 04 '13 at 21:29

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 03 '17 at 07:00

I encountered a similar issue when cloning the repo. Below is the error message

"ERROR: Repository not found. fatal: Could not read from remote repository.

Please make sure you have the correct access rights"

I changed the clone URL to https and it worked for me.

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Jan 16 '19 at 13:27

In my case it was always a permission issue which led to this error. Here are the steps to add permission to a user,

Login into GitHub website as administrator
Click on the "Your Profile" link from the Icon menu in top right corner
Click on your Organization Icon displayed on the left hand side
Click the "People" tab.
Click on the corresponding user link
Change Read Privilege to Write Privilege

Cloned directly from repo...get error when pushing

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