Authentication failed cloning public repo containing submodules

Description

When cloning my repo using HTTPS containing two submodules, I receive the following:

• This error does not appear when using GitHub Desktop to clone the submodules individually.

• This error does not appear when using terminal to clone my repo git clone -recursive https://github.com/erikmartinessanches/javadev.git but git prompts for password twice (for each submodule, how to enable cloning without password?)

Version

git version 2.11.0 (Apple Git-81)

GitHub Desktop version: 0.7.0

OS version: Mac OS version 10.12.5 (16F73)

Steps to Reproduce

1. Select Open in Desktop (HTTPS option) on my repo
2. Optionally adjust directory details
3. Error appears

I’ve tried signing out of GitHub and GitHub Desktop and signing in again, does not resolve.

Expected behavior: Clone repo with or without submodules.

Actual behavior: Only the outer repo seems to get cloned, then the error above appears, the submodule repos are not cloned.

Reproduces how often: 100%

Logs

2017-07-27.desktop.production.log.zip

Additional Information

[fluffy]

Having exactly this issue. Hard to believe this has been open since 2017.

[varunsinghal65]

Hello @erikmartinessanches, I faced the exact same issue, for me even terminal was not working. This was after my repo was configured to target HTTPS url and not SSH.

As i workaround i deleted the stored credentials (windows) : Credentials Manager -> Manage windows credentials -> delete all stored credentials for GIT

After this it worked from terminal as well as the UI (Git ext)