Error messages from gnome-ssh-askpass while trying to access a git repository over HTTP/HTTPS

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Error messages like this are shown while trying to access a git repository over HTTP/HTTPS:

    (gnome-ssh-askpass:2127): Gtk-WARNING **: 10:02:07.596: cannot open display: 
error: unable to read askpass response from '/usr/libexec/openssh/gnome-ssh-askpass'

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9
  • openssh-askpass
  • git

Subscriber exclusive content

A Red Hat subscription provides unlimited access to our knowledgebase, tools, and much more.

Current Customers and Partners

Log in for full access

Log In

New to Red Hat?

Learn more about Red Hat subscriptions

Using a Red Hat product through a public cloud?

How to access this content