Problem Note 69557: The GIT_CLONE and GIT_FETCH functions return the error “Return code from GIT is (34). could not find appropriate mechanism for credentials”
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If you attempt to clone a Git repository or retrieve changes from a remote repository by using HTTPS authentication, it returns the following error:
This problem occurs with the Git user interface in SAS® Studio and with the GIT_CLONE and GIT_FETCH Base SAS® functions when you try to authenticate using an HTTP URL and pass empty SSH parameters to the functions.
Here is an example:
rc = git_clone("<https remote url>", "<local repo path>", "<username>", "<password/pat>", "", "");
run;
Here is another example:
rc = git_fetch("<local repo path of a repo cloned using https>", "<username>", "<password/pat>", "", "", "<target branch>");
run;
To circumvent this problem, use Secure Shell (SSH) authentication to clone the Git repository.
Click the Hot Fix tab in this note for a link to instructions about accessing and applying the software update.
Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | Product Release | SAS Release | ||
| Reported | Fixed* | Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | SAS Viya | Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 3.5 | Viya | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit | 3.5 | Viya | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64 | 3.5 | Viya | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit | 3.5 | Viya | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | 3.5 | Viya | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit | 3.5 | Viya | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64 | 3.5 | Viya | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit | 3.5 | Viya | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro x64 | 3.5 | Viya | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 10 | 3.5 | Viya | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 11 | 3.5 | Viya | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 95/98 | 3.5 | Viya | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server | 3.5 | Viya | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server | 3.5 | Viya | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Server | 3.5 | Viya | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional | 3.5 | Viya | ||||
| Microsoft Windows NT Workstation | 3.5 | Viya | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 3.5 | Viya | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 3.5 | Viya | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 3.5 | Viya | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x64 | 3.5 | Viya | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 3.5 | Viya | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 | 3.5 | Viya | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 3.5 | Viya | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter | 3.5 | Viya | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter | 3.5 | Viya | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std | 3.5 | Viya | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std | 3.5 | Viya | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | 3.5 | Viya | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2019 | 3.5 | Viya | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2022 | 3.5 | Viya | ||||
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 3.5 | Viya | ||||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 3.5 | Viya | ||||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 3.5 | Viya | ||||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 3.5 | Viya | ||||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 3.5 | Viya | ||||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 3.5 | Viya | ||||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 3.5 | Viya | ||||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 3.5 | Viya | ||||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 3.5 | Viya | ||||
| Windows Millennium Edition (Me) | 3.5 | Viya | ||||
| Windows Vista | 3.5 | Viya | ||||
| Windows Vista for x64 | 3.5 | Viya | ||||
| Linux for x64 | 3.5 | Viya | ||||
Viya on Linux: An update for this issue is available for SAS Viya 3.5. For instructions on how to access and apply software updates, see the Updating Your SAS Viya software section in the SAS Viya 3.5 for Linux Deployment Guide at
http://documentation.sas.com/?softwareId=administration&softwareVersion=3.5&softwareContextId=softwareUpdates| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | high |
| Date Modified: | 2022-11-18 11:06:55 |
| Date Created: | 2022-09-19 09:00:08 |