Repository: junegunn/vim-plug

Issue #1093: PlugUpdate fails sometimes over SSH: "Could not read from remote repository"
Created: 2021-05-13T15:46:12Z
I have configured git to use SSH instead of HTTP when connecting to Github:
# in my ~/.gitconig
[url "ssh://git@github.com/"]
	insteadOf = https://github.com/

I use gpg-agent to remember my private SSH key for a certain amount of hours, so I only have to write my passphrase once a day to access my SSH key:
; # I can do this without having to write my passphrase again and again
; ssh -T git@github.com
Hi alcortesm! You've successfully authenticated, but GitHub does not provide shell access.

But when I tell vim-plug to check for updates I get inconsistent behaviour:

some of my plugins are updated correctly
some of them fail to update with this message:
fatal: Could not read from remote repository.

Please make sure you have the correct access rights and the repository exists.


some of them pop up a pinentry window to ask me for my SSH passphrase even though my gpg-agent already knows the SSH private key.

Every time I try to PlugUpdate, different plugins show different behaviour from the list above and I haven't been able to find any patterns. I use 12 plugins, every time I try to update them I get 1-3 errors and 1-2 pinentry windows popups.
The problem only happens if I configure git to use SSH instead of HTTP, if I disable that, all plugins are correctly updated.


VIM - Vi IMproved 8.1 (2018 May 18, compiled Jun 15 2019 16:41:15)
Included patches: 1-875, 878, 884, 948, 1046, 1365-1368, 1382, 1401
Modified by team+vim@tracker.debian.org
Compiled by team+vim@tracker.debian.org
Huge version with GTK2 GUI.  Features included (+) or not (-):
+acl               +extra_search      +mouse_netterm     +tag_old_static
+arabic            +farsi             +mouse_sgr         -tag_any_white
+autocmd           +file_in_path      -mouse_sysmouse    +tcl
+autochdir         +find_in_path      +mouse_urxvt       +termguicolors
-autoservername    +float             +mouse_xterm       +terminal
+balloon_eval      +folding           +multi_byte        +terminfo
+balloon_eval_term -footer            +multi_lang        +termresponse
+browse            +fork()            -mzscheme          +textobjects
++builtin_terms    +gettext           +netbeans_intg     +textprop
+byte_offset       -hangul_input      +num64             +timers
+channel           +iconv             +packages          +title
+cindent           +insert_expand     +path_extra        +toolbar
+clientserver      +job               +perl              +user_commands
+clipboard         +jumplist          +persistent_undo   +vartabs
+cmdline_compl     +keymap            +postscript        +vertsplit
+cmdline_hist      +lambda            +printer           +virtualedit
+cmdline_info      +langmap           +profile           +visual
+comments          +libcall           -python            +visualextra
+conceal           +linebreak         +python3           +viminfo
+cryptv            +lispindent        +quickfix          +vreplace
+cscope            +listcmds          +reltime           +wildignore
+cursorbind        +localmap          +rightleft         +wildmenu
+cursorshape       +lua               +ruby              +windows
+dialog_con_gui    +menu              +scrollbind        +writebackup
+diff              +mksession         +signs             +X11
+digraphs          +modify_fname      +smartindent       -xfontset
+dnd               +mouse             +startuptime       +xim
-ebcdic            +mouseshape        +statusline        +xpm
+emacs_tags        +mouse_dec         -sun_workshop      +xsmp_interact
+eval              +mouse_gpm         +syntax            +xterm_clipboard
+ex_extra          -mouse_jsbterm     +tag_binary        -xterm_save
   system vimrc file: "$VIM/vimrc"
     user vimrc file: "$HOME/.vimrc"
 2nd user vimrc file: "~/.vim/vimrc"
      user exrc file: "$HOME/.exrc"
  system gvimrc file: "$VIM/gvimrc"
    user gvimrc file: "$HOME/.gvimrc"
2nd user gvimrc file: "~/.vim/gvimrc"
       defaults file: "$VIMRUNTIME/defaults.vim"
    system menu file: "$VIMRUNTIME/menu.vim"
  fall-back for $VIM: "/usr/share/vim"
Compilation: gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK  -pthread -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/inEvery time I update the plugins each plugin show
clude/gio-unix-2.0 -I/usr/include/cairo -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/cairo -I/usr/include/pixman-1 -I/usr/include/gdk-pixbuf-2.0 -I/usr/include/libmount -I/usr/include/blkid -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/harfbuzz -I/usr/include/pango-1Every time I update the plugins each plugin show
.0 -I/usr/include/fribidi -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/glib-2.0/include -I/usr/include/uuid -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/libpng16 -Wdate-time  -g -O2 -fdebug-prefix-map=/build/vim-4Pursk/vim-8.1.0875=. -fstack-protector-strong -Wformat -Werror=format-security -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=1       
Linking: gcc   -L. -Wl,-z,relro -Wl,-z,now -fstack-protector -rdynamic -Wl,-export-dynamic -Wl,-E  -Wl,-z,relro -Wl,-z,now -Wl,--as-needed -o vim   -lgtk-x11-2.0 -lgdk-x11-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -latk-1.0 -lcairo -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lpango-1.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0 -lfontconfig -lfreetype -lSM -lICE -lXpm -lXt -lX11 -lXdmcp -lSM -lICE  -lm -ltinfo -lnsl  -lselinux  -lacl -lattr -lgpm -ldl  -L/usr/lib -llua5.2 -Wl,-E  -fstack-protector-strong -L/usr/local/lib  -L/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl/5.28/CORE -lperl -ldl -lm -lpthread -lcrypt  -L/usr/lib/python3.7/config-3.7m-x86_64-linux-gnu -lpython3.7m -lcrypt -lpthread -ldl -lutil -lm -L/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu -ltcl8.6 -ldl -lz -lpthread -lm -lruby-2.5 -lpthread -lgmp -ldl -lcrypt -lm     




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Duplicate issue #1250: PlugUpdate/PlugUpgrade FATAL: Could not read from remote repository
Created: 2023-07-20T07:06:53Z
When running PlugUpdate I get the could not read from remote replository error for each plugin.

Same for running PlugUpgrade



" [ PLUGINS ] 
call plug#begin('~/.vim/plugged')
		" Extra lua helper functions
		Plug 'nvim-lua/plenary.nvim'
		" Language server protocol
		Plug 'neovim/nvim-lspconfig'																					" Language server protocol
		Plug 'hrsh7th/nvim-compe'																							" Automatic completion
		" Tree sitter 
		Plug 'nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter',{'do':':TSUpdate'}							" Tree sitter - advanced syntax
		Plug 'nvim-treesitter/completion-treesitter'													" Tree sitter - advanced syntax
		Plug 'nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter-textobjects'										" Tree sitter - advanced syntax
		Plug 'windwp/nvim-ts-autotag'																					" Auto close tags
		" Regular syntax
		" Plug 'sheerun/vim-polyglot'																					" Addition syntax hl files (CONFLICTS WITH TS!)
		Plug 'jonsmithers/vim-html-template-literals', {'for':'javascript'}		" Javascript template literals and lit-html support
		" Display hex colors 
		Plug 'norcalli/nvim-colorizer.lua'																		" Color previews
		" Color scheme
		Plug 'gruvbox-community/gruvbox'																			" Color scheme
		" Easy comments
		Plug 'tpope/vim-commentary'																						" Comments plugin
		" Highlight yank temporarily 
		Plug 'machakann/vim-highlightedyank'																	" Temporarily highlight yanked selection
		" JSON file formatting
		Plug 'elzr/vim-json'
		" Fuzzy search
		Plug 'nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim'
		" Install fzf on system
		" Plug 'junegunn/fzf', { 'do': { -> fzf#install() } }
		" Quick navigation between a small selection of files
		Plug 'ThePrimeagen/harpoon'
		" Fuzzy search accelerator
		Plug 'nvim-telescope/telescope-fzf-native.nvim', { 'do': 'make' }
		" Git support
		Plug 'tpope/vim-fugitive'
call plug#end()



NVIM v0.9.1
Build type: Release
LuaJIT 2.1.0-beta3
system vimrc file: "$VIM/sysinit.vim"
fall-back for $VIM "/usr/share/nvim"



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Closing comment (2023-07-20T07:21:01Z): Issue is related to #1093
I had the following in my git config:
[url "git@github.com:"]
  insteadOf = https://github.com/

Works after removing it.