Why can't i push my files on github. It shows that i don't have the correct access rights or the repo doesn't exist. How can i resolve this? - github

Question

I am trying to set up my local computer to be able to send files up on github but for some reason i am facing several issues while doing so.
So this is what it shows on cmd.
And this is what it shows on github page.
As you can notice it shows i made the last change a week so obviously my commits weren't pushed to the main branch.
Please help me figure out what the problem is here.
The name of my repo on github is MyWebsite and the local folder is mywebsite. Perhaps that is causing the issue? I also have generated a ssh key if that's a matter of concern.
Thanks.

Answer 1

I will go through step by step what you need to do:
1.Checking for existing SSH keys
Before you generate an SSH key, you should check if you already have an existing SSH key. You can easily check for existing SSH keys by using the Git bash and entering the following command that lists the files in the .ssh directory which has been located most often on following path C:\Users\Jakobson\.ssh. For this example I used my path from my local.
Command for checking the files where ssh keys have been stored after generating is:
ls -al ~/.ssh
By default, the filenames of the public keys are one of the following:
id_rsa.pub id_ecdsa.pub id_ed25519.pub .
If .ssh directory haven't any existing files, you should generate new ssh key which is described in next step.
2.Set up an SSH key
You can generate an SSH key by running the ssh-keygen procedure on your computer. You will need to remember where you have saved the generated public and private RSA key pair. The steps for generating a new SSH key are:
Open the Git bash.
Enter the following command by entering your GitHub email address:
ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "youremailaddress"
Note: If you are using a legacy system that doesn’t support the Ed25519 algorithm, use:
ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "youremailaddress"
This creates a new SSH key using the provided email as a label.
Next thing git bash will ask you to enter the file destination where ssh keys will be generated like this:
> Enter a file in which to save the key (/c/Users/Jakobson/.ssh/id_ed25519):[Press enter]
If you press enter, it will be saved automatically in .ssh directory, or you can specify other destination path.
Then you will be asked to enter a passphrase. You can leave it empty.
> Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase): [Type a passphrase]
> Enter same passphrase again: [Type passphrase again]
After this, ssh keys will be generated in your .ssh directory.
3.Adding Your SSH Key to the ssh-agent
You can start the ssh-agent in the background by typing in your git-bash:
eval `ssh-agent -s
And then you can add the private key file that you have generated by typing:
ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa
4.Adding the SSH Key to Your GitHub
You need to copy SSH public key to your GitHub.
Copy all content from C:\Users\Your machine name\.ssh\id_rsa.pub file
Go to https://github.com/settings/keys -> SSH and GPG keys and click on new ssh key. Name ssh key optionally, and paste content from your file. That is all.
If you want to add ssh key to specific repository on remote server, go to your repository settings, then go to deploy keys and add ssh key on the same way we did before. You can see that at this screenshot https://i.imgur.com/lPDrFN5.png
Note: If you need to type your password when you try to push on server again, type your fingerprint which has been generated after adding ssh key on your profile/settings/keys and value is something like: SHA256:rLiDkFpEz9FT3/9cNVu9NlL8BIxCS you will find that in your ssh keys of your profile.

Answer 2

You can create a new token at: https://github.com/settings/tokens
Generate a new token (classic); and
then try to git clone a repo.
After inserting the login name you will be asked to enter the password. Use the generated token as the password.