'git push heroku master' is still asking for authentication

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I have executed:

$ heroku login

But when I try to push, I'm still asked for authentication:

$ git push heroku master
Username for 'https://git.heroku.com': <email>
Password for 'https://<email>@git.heroku.com':

Then I get a WARNING: Do not authenticate with username and password using Git.

I ran heroku login again and authenticated successfully but I still get the same failure.

I've checked the remote:

$ git remote -v
heroku https://git@heroku.com/appname.git (fetch)
heroku https://git@heroku.com/appname.git (push)

I've also generated a new public key, passed it to Heroku, and validated it: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/keys

I am on Windows 8, with Git 1.9.5.

How does your ssh config look? Have you added the host entry? — drRobertz, Jan 07 '15 at 03:05
I've fixed the problem in the config file, as answered here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16721428/ssh-fingerprint-not-authorized-on-heroku-after-git-restore :/ — Rea G, Jan 07 '15 at 08:21
Maybe my comment only can help few people, but I found that this error also occurs if your name of account(Windows account) consists of non-ASCII. I hope that this comment can help someone! — James, Aug 06 '18 at 08:39

andy mccullough · Answer 1 · 2020-03-04T12:20:44.040

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I got around this by logging in with the following :

username : email used to register to heroku (Also been able to leave this field blank)

password : heroku auth token (API Key)

where the auth token can be retrieved by $ heroku auth:token or via the Account Settings in Heroku

edited Mar 04 '20 at 12:20

answered Feb 04 '15 at 21:19

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and by blank - you actually mean 'blank' in the username. – Jody Fitzpatrick Feb 05 '15 at 21:12
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well, when I try "nothing" it says invalid entry. When I typed in "blank" it worked. This is on a windows system. – Jody Fitzpatrick Feb 07 '15 at 19:12
@NunoFurtado, however I've answered my problem with the answer here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16721428/ssh-fingerprint-not-authorized-on-heroku-after-git-restore – Rea G Mar 20 '15 at 09:36
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Worked for me! You can also get the auth key in https://dashboard.heroku.com/account -> API Key – dmikam Feb 29 '16 at 12:51
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although this made absolutely no sense to me, it did in fact work. magic. – habitats Aug 13 '16 at 14:40
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Works like magic. I did heroku login and logged in, then checked out. When asked again for user name and password got the passord from website. Its called now API key – Mohy Eldeen Sep 22 '17 at 22:47
worked indeed, but I had to put my email as login... so here's another data point for you :) – mccc Jul 17 '18 at 16:16
For me email didn't work, blank username did. Thanks. – KlimczakM Sep 03 '20 at 10:44
To generate long-term token I used this: heroku authorizations:create – Uladzimir Apr 04 '22 at 08:06

score 29 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 15 '15 at 13:56

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I had the same problem (git couldn't authenticate). It happend that GIT wants to read auth data from %HOME%/_netrc file and on Windows you don't have this variable (only %USERPROFILE% and %HOMEDRIVE% + %HOMEPATH%)

i set HOME to %USERPROFILE% (the place where heroku saved _netrc file) and GIT started working

answered Apr 15 '15 at 13:56

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Where do you get `%USERPROFILE%`? I have also tried to set `%HOME%` to an absolute path but all I get is untracked `_netrc` file. Does not work for me. – mr5 Jun 10 '15 at 07:55
i'm setting `HOME=c:\users\razor` and it's a place of _netrc file `c:\users\razor\_netrc` Heroku created – razor Jun 11 '15 at 08:27

score 18 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 17 '16 at 08:54

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First find the _netrc file that is created by heroku. In windows it can be found in C:\Users\User Name\_netrc.

That file contains credentials for git.heroku.com

machine git.heroku.com
     login abcd123@gmail.com
     password xxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx

Use that login and password when ask for authentication after $ git push heroku master command

answered Apr 17 '16 at 08:54

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Nice! Thank you! – Nikita Jun 01 '18 at 05:29
Works like a charm. – skidadon Jul 22 '18 at 02:12

Sarah · Answer 4 · 2018-04-23T05:52:20.490

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Username: the email you used for registering to Heroku
Password: the API key which Heroku provides you with, in your Account Settings on Heroku website

This worked for me

edited Apr 23 '18 at 05:52

answered Mar 17 '18 at 06:28

Sarah

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here [https://dashboard.heroku.com/account](https://dashboard.heroku.com/account). Roll down the screen and hit the reveal button.. Thanks @Sarah – Raziza O Oct 24 '18 at 07:22

score 15 · Answer 5 · answered Mar 21 '16 at 00:56

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From the Heroku documentation

Enter the following commands:

# Enable SSH authentication
$ heroku create --ssh-git

# Redirect tall HTTPS calls to SSH
$ git config --global url.ssh://git@heroku.com/.insteadOf https://git.heroku.com/

answered Mar 21 '16 at 00:56

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Léon Jiresse · Answer 6 · 2015-03-26T17:05:46.203

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I have exactly the same problem. The reason in my case, I used accidentally window console instead of Git bash

edited Mar 26 '15 at 17:05

answered Mar 26 '15 at 03:10

Léon Jiresse

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Goes to show how there could be a lot of reasons behind one warning. – Rea G Mar 26 '15 at 04:39
i dont see how this could cause the issue, actually I think I used windows cmd... – andy mccullough Mar 26 '15 at 16:05
ffs, you're supposed to use the Git bash? – Radu Jun 10 '15 at 08:20
I get another error after I use Git bash. Maybe I'll stick to `cmd` – mr5 Jun 10 '15 at 08:23
You should be able to use either. Or both. It just depends on whether or not you have your context set up with the proper heroku credentials. – dvlsg Oct 07 '16 at 20:25

score 6 · Answer 7 · edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

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If someone is still struggling with this, this answer helped me a lot Use Heroku API key.

First, as @Raziza O mentioned in a comment, to get heroku API key

https://dashboard.heroku.com/account. Roll down the screen and hit the reveal button.

Then, just run git push https://heroku:$HEROKU_API_KEY@git.heroku.com/$HEROKU_APP_NAME.git HEAD:master

edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

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answered Apr 13 '19 at 05:57

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this is the way – Lounge9 May 03 '22 at 15:57

score 5 · Answer 8 · answered Aug 13 '15 at 13:19

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Renaming the _netrc file to .netrc on Windows 7 in the userdir worked for me.

..after trying all the steps in many other tutorials.

Run the 3rd command in cmd in your userdir or the whole combo:

setx HOME %USERPROFILE%
cd %HOME%
REN _netrc .netrc

answered Aug 13 '15 at 13:19

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In my case I did the login through a windows cmd prompt and wanted to use the credentials in Cygwin. Renaming the file `.netrc` in my home folder made git recognize it – Sonata Apr 09 '18 at 15:07

score 3 · Answer 9 · answered Mar 04 '20 at 12:04

To generate a long term heroku token use:

heroku authorizations:create

Sample Output:

Creating OAuth Authorization... done
Client:      <none>
ID:          XXXXXXXX-XXXX-4c9c-85f2-554f0f0c14fa
Description: Long-lived user authorization
Scope:       global
Token:       XXXXXXXX-XXXX-4ad5-ac64-44bbc01c2d95
Updated at:  Wed Mar 04 2020 12:00:00 GMT+0000 (Greenwich Mean Time) (less than a minute ago)

Then use the following info for git:

username: blank (type the word blank)
pass: XXXXXXXX-XXXX-4ad5-ac64-44bbc01c2d95

score 3 · Answer 10 · answered Mar 23 '22 at 22:12

For me it happened in 2 scenarios: when using in the first time or when it goes a long time without using git and it automatically logs out.

In both cases you just need to run heroku login and it will open the browser in order you can start a new session.

score 2 · Answer 11 · edited Feb 21 '20 at 17:20

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Simply write: $heroku login
It will take you to the web login. Enter your credentials there, and you will be logged in via CLI as well.

edited Feb 21 '20 at 17:20

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answered Feb 21 '20 at 16:30

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score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:18

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Pardon for the late reply, but I have fixed my problem two months ago. (Just haven't marked the question as answered. /noob)

SSH Fingerprint not authorized on Heroku after git restore

edited May 23 '17 at 12:18

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answered Mar 16 '15 at 04:13

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score 1 · Answer 13 · answered Apr 07 '15 at 18:51

This happens because git and heroku aren't using the same _netrc file. This is something I'm trying to fix, but you can help me out by finding where your _netrc file should be and where the CLI is putting it.

The following will output potential sources of where the _netrc file could be:

> echo %HOME%
> echo %HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%
> echo %USERPROFILE%

You could try to add the _netrc file into one of them to find the one that matches. Let me know which has the _netrc file, and where you are able to put it and have git pick it up by not asking you for the username/password.

Also check your .gitconfig to see if there are any git credential helpers, that may be causing an issue.

score 1 · Answer 14 · answered Aug 20 '17 at 04:49

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If anybody else is trying to solve this on cygwin: http://www.railszilla.com/git-push-heroku-master-authentication/start rewriting to SSH transport did the trick for me:

git config --global url.ssh://git@heroku.com/.insteadOf https://git.heroku.com/

answered Aug 20 '17 at 04:49

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score 1 · Answer 15 · answered Dec 08 '17 at 12:17

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You have probably logged into heroku in two terminals, and if you try to run a command on first terminal, it will report such error, as new authentication was made in the second terminal.

Either login again with heroku login and run commands in that terminal, or run commands in that second window (if you have it still open).

answered Dec 08 '17 at 12:17

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This solution (`heroku login`) worked for me, though possibly for a different reason. – prototype Jul 26 '21 at 03:06

1antares1 · Answer 16 · 2018-07-20T05:41:00.397

This topic is old, I know.

However, none of the previous solutions worked for me.

My problem was that "Windows Credentials" (os: Windows 10) had another credential previously associated with Heroku (company account) and used this instead of the new one (my personal account).

I had to go to: "Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Credential Manager" (from Control Panel), and modify all the credentials: https://git.heroku.com (and all those associated with "heroku" word) with the account current.

However, the password I placed the Key API that is displayed in "Dashboard" of the site and the command works: git push heroku master.

7 hours that life will not give me back. :/

My 2 cents.

score 0 · Answer 17 · answered Jun 06 '15 at 02:02

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What I did was open git bash instead of command prompt and type "git push heroku master". It worked :D

answered Jun 06 '15 at 02:02

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score 0 · Answer 18 · answered Nov 07 '16 at 03:55

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I fixed this by changing the http address to ssh://git@heroku/...

answered Nov 07 '16 at 03:55

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score 0 · Answer 19 · answered Aug 18 '19 at 17:05

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I had the same problem on windows and get it sorted just using the PSW available on the on _netrc file it can be found in C:\Users\User Name_netrc.

I hope it can help.

answered Aug 18 '19 at 17:05

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score 0 · Answer 20 · answered Sep 03 '20 at 11:30

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It was possible to log in using Heroku API Key (Account Settings -> API Key) as mentioned by @andy mccullough, however, logging in was needed every time.

git fetch

resolved the issue in my case.

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score 0 · Answer 21 · answered Jul 02 '23 at 16:19

Just use heroku login per Git message.

remote: ! WARNING: remote: ! Do not authenticate with username and password using git. remote: ! Run heroku login to update your credentials, then retry the git command. remote: ! See documentation for details: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/git#http-git-authentication

This should redirect you to the browser and bring up the Heroku Login page or in some cases actually just log you in using your credentials.

'git push heroku master' is still asking for authentication

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