git network ai_generated true

fatal: unable to access 'https://github.com/user/repo.git/': Could not resolve host: github.com

ID: git/unable-to-access-https

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88%Fix Rate
90%Confidence
50Evidence
2023-01-01First Seen

Version Compatibility

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Root Cause

Git cannot reach the remote HTTPS endpoint. Common causes include DNS resolution failures, proxy misconfiguration, SSL certificate issues, or corporate firewall blocking.

generic

Workarounds

  1. 85% success Diagnose and fix the network issue (DNS, proxy, firewall) 
    Test connectivity with curl -v https://github.com. Check proxy settings with git config --global --get http.proxy. If behind a corporate proxy, set git config --global http.proxy http://proxy:port.
  2. 88% success Update SSL certificates if the error is SSL-related 
    Run update-ca-certificates (Debian/Ubuntu) or point git to the correct CA bundle: git config --global http.sslCAInfo /path/to/ca-bundle.crt

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. Disabling SSL verification globally with git config --global http.sslVerify false 70% fail

    This opens the connection to man-in-the-middle attacks and does not fix DNS or connectivity issues. It only helps with certificate verification failures.

  2. Switching to SSH without having SSH keys configured 80% fail

    SSH requires key pairs to be generated, added to the agent, and registered with the remote host; switching without setup leads to permission-denied-publickey

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