# Push to GitHub error **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [July 5, 2023, 3:47am UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/push-to-github-error/620667 "2023-07-05T03:47:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zuko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/zuko/32/335385_2.png) [@Zuko](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/Zuko)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2023, 3:47am UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/push-to-github-error/620667/1 "2023-07-05T03:47:32Z")
I have had no problem committing and pushing my changes to my GitHub repo. But today, I tried doing it and I get a message like this **You don’t have permissions to push to “Name/Name of Project” on GitHub. Would you like to create a fork and push to it instead?** How can I fix this? ---
**Author:** ![bappyasif](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/bappyasif/32/190571_2.png) [@bappyasif](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/bappyasif)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 11:32am UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/push-to-github-error/620667/3 "2023-07-06T11:32:52Z")
maybe try logging back on from vscode once again, try this article how to do that from vscode [Using GitHub Codespaces in Visual Studio Code - GitHub Docs](https://docs.github.com/en/codespaces/developing-in-codespaces/using-github-codespaces-in-visual-studio-code) ---
**Author:** ![Zuko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/zuko/32/335385_2.png) [@Zuko](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/Zuko)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 10:29pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/push-to-github-error/620667/4 "2023-07-06T22:29:32Z")
Thanks for the response. This is also not working though ---
**Author:** ![bappyasif](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/bappyasif/32/190571_2.png) [@bappyasif](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/bappyasif)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2023, 11:20am UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/push-to-github-error/620667/6 "2023-07-07T11:20:51Z")
can you access other repo from your vs code? seems like you need to re authenticate, try looking into this, see if this works [Error: Permission denied (publickey) - GitHub Docs](https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/troubleshooting-ssh/error-permission-denied-publickey) ---
**Author:** ![Zuko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/zuko/32/335385_2.png) [@Zuko](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/Zuko)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2023, 7:56pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/push-to-github-error/620667/7 "2023-07-07T19:56:24Z")
Thanks for your help! I figured it out by asking chatGPT lol. I’ll leave this here for anyone else that runs into this problem: The error message you’re seeing indicates an issue with your SSH key configuration. To fix this and successfully push your changes, you can follow these steps: 1. Generate a new SSH key: Open your terminal and run the following command to generate a new SSH key: 2. Add the SSH key to your SSH agent: Start the SSH agent in the background and add your private SSH key to it using the following commands: 3. Add the SSH key to your GitHub account: Copy the contents of your public SSH key using the following command: 4. Test the SSH connection: To verify that your SSH key is correctly set up, run the following command: Once you’ve completed these steps, try pushing your changes to the repository again using the `git push` command. The SSH key should now be properly configured, allowing you to authenticate and push your commits to GitHub. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/original/3X/e/1/e1c433102e34b46dfaa3e15d13ab9a514b127078.svg) [@system](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2024, 7:57am UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/push-to-github-error/620667/8 "2024-01-06T07:57:15Z")
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