Git hangs while cloning a remote repository over SSH

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • The git clone command hangs while cloning a remote repository over SSH

Environment

  • Git server side
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8
    • dbus-x11 older than version 1.12.8-18.el8
    • git
    • openssh-server
  • Git client side
    • git
    • ssh with X11 forwarding enabled

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