Authentication failed in Git bash while cloning repository

Question

I tried changing username and tried setting it global but nothing is working.

git clone https://repository url cloning into 'convert input'... remote:HTTP Basic: Access denied fatal: Authentication failed for 'https://repository url'

Answer 1

In my particular case, I was trying to clone a repository via terminal and the problem was that I was using my github password instead of the my personal access token. It is a silly distraction, but I hope this answer will prevent others from doing the same thing.