Message "The requested URL returned error: 401" Is Displayed

Symptom

When a user attempts to clone code using HTTPS in CentOS, the message The requested URL returned error: 401 is displayed.

Analysis

An old Git version is installed in CentOS.

Solution

Run git --version to check the Git version. CentOS 6.5 usually has the Git 1.7.1 in-built.

1. Uninstall the in-built Git 1.7.1.

   # yum remove git

2. Download the latest version from the Git website and add Git to the environment variables.

   # wget https://github.com/git/git/archive/version.tar.gz
   # tar zxvf version.tar.gz
   # cd git-version
   # make configure
   # ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/git --with-iconv=/usr/local/libiconv
   # make all doc
   # make install install-doc install-html
   # echo "export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/git/bin" >> /etc/bashrc
   # source /etc/bashrc