As I just wrote, you don't need a password to close a *publicly accessible* repository. But note that now on Github, not all repositories are public. It is possible for the owner to make them not public and therefore require a sign-in.
I am pretty sure linuxcnc is publically accessible. But not everything on Github is. On Wed, Oct 27, 2021 at 9:31 AM Gene Heskett <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wednesday 27 October 2021 10:34:24 Peter C. Wallace wrote: > > > On Tue, 26 Oct 2021, Gene Heskett wrote: > > > Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2021 19:38:15 -0400 > > > From: Gene Heskett <[email protected]> > > > Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > > > <[email protected]> > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] github problem? > > > > > > On Tuesday 26 October 2021 15:00:48 Peter C. Wallace wrote: > > >> On Tue, 26 Oct 2021, Gene Heskett wrote: > > >>> Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2021 14:41:38 -0400 > > >>> From: Gene Heskett <[email protected]> > > >>> Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > > >>> <[email protected]> > > >>> To: "'Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)'" > > >>> <[email protected]> Subject: [Emc-users] github > > >>> problem? > > >>> > > >>> Greetings all; > > >>> > > >>> Trying to use my email and and a passwd to clone a github repo, I > > >>> just ran into a big can of worms. According to the error msg, > > >>> passwds were canceled on Aug 13, and they are now useing a > > >>> personal token. no clue given as to how to acquire that. > > >>> > > >>> I also used the normal passwd to reclone LinuxCNC without a > > >>> problem on Sept 28th, well after the error msg said it should have > > >>> been blocked. > > >>> > > >>> Can anyone clairify what is going on? > > >>> > > >>> Thanks all. > > >> > > >> I did this: > > >> > > >> > > >> https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/connecting-to-github-with > > >>-ss h/adding-a-new-ssh-key-to-your-github-account > > > > > > mmm, the dissenter browser doesn't like that page, shows it blanked. > > > Firefox with its kitchen sink collander full of security holes does. > > > And it says my id_rsa.pub key is likely 5 years to old to work. What > > > it says: > > > > > > RSA keys (ssh-rsa) with a valid_after before November 2, 2021 may > > > continue to use any signature algorithm. RSA keys generated after > > > that date must use a SHA-2 signature algorithm. Some older clients > > > may need to be upgraded in order to use SHA-2 signatures. > > > > > > So it looks like I'll have to update if I can to sha-2, and then > > > generate new keys. Bummer... > > > > > > Thank you Peter. > > > > > >> and it was not too painful... > > > > Actually why do you need a password at all to clone? > > I needed to update to use the ssh key to be able to push > > but I have never needed a password to clone LinuxCNC > > Good question Peter, but I tried to git clone the latest documentation > repo for a red pitaya VNA I use to tune AM broadcast towers, drawing the > smith charts the FCC wants at license renewal, and was repeatadly > blocked by the new style login. The same email addy, and passwd the > browser prefs keeps on this machine, is still wrong from another machine > on my home net. > > To get this in hard copy: > > < > https://redpitaya.readthedocs.io/en/latest/appsFeatures/applications/vna/appVNA.html#linux-users-only > > > > Which has a link to clone the repo that made that web page. I've tried to > print it from the browser but its poorly composed and the browsers > printer does not line wrap, losing the longer lines it should wrap. > > But I don't have a problem doing git pulls from linuxcnc master or > master-gtk3 as I pull both and build it from the git repo about half the > time right on the pi. Takes the pi a bit over an hour to make all the > debs and install them. > > > > Cheers, Gene Heskett. > > > -- > > > "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: > > > soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." > > > -Ed Howdershelt (Author, 1940) > > > If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law > > > respectable. - Louis D. Brandeis > > > Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Emc-users mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > Peter Wallace > > Mesa Electronics > > > > (\__/) > > (='.'=) This is Bunny. Copy and paste bunny into your > > (")_(") signature to help him gain world domination. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > Cheers, Gene Heskett. > -- > "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: > soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." > -Ed Howdershelt (Author, 1940) > If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable. > - Louis D. Brandeis > Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> > > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > -- Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
