Github cloning : 403 Forbidden access while accessing info/refs

Question

I am cloning a private repo from into an AWS box to make it ready for production.

git clone https://github.com/org_name/project_name.git

It returns me this error:

Initialized empty Git repository in /home/pgupta/project-annie/.git/
error: The requested URL returned error: 403 Forbidden while accessing https://github.com/org_name/project_name.git.git/info/refs

fatal: HTTP request failed

I am not sure what is going wrong here.

If you work with AWS through ssh, you need to provide your ssh private key. What OS do you use? — neshkeev, Jul 29 '15 at 22:52

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:06

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I got it working by cloning using SSH. Here are the steps: https://help.github.com/articles/which-remote-url-should-i-use/

Generate ssh key pair using the instructions given above
copy the ssh url from github repo
git clone url

Alternatively, you might also find solution to your problem here: https://stackoverflow.com/a/12538716/3413239

edited May 23 '17 at 12:06

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answered Jul 30 '15 at 14:05

pg2455

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score -5 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 25 '17 at 04:36

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I think it's just because you have an extra ".git" at the end of your url.

answered Aug 25 '17 at 04:36

Matthew Mitchell

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please improve this so you make it look like an answer instead a comment... – ΦXocę 웃 Пepeúpa ツ Aug 25 '17 at 05:01

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