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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:
ERROR: Return code from GIT is (34). could not find appropriate mechanism for credentials.
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:
data work.clone;
rc = git_clone("<https remote url>", "<local repo path>", "<username>", "<password/pat>", "", "");
run;
rc = git_clone("<https remote url>", "<local repo path>", "<username>", "<password/pat>", "", "");
run;
Here is another example:
data work.fetch;
rc = git_fetch("<local repo path of a repo cloned using https>", "<username>", "<password/pat>", "", "", "<target branch>");
run;
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 | ||||