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P4 Server Administration Documentation | 2025.2

# SSH: user prompted for git’s password

Problem | Solution
--- | ---
    git clone git@ConnectorHost/gD1/repo8
causes the user to be prompted for git’s password: Cloning into 'repo8'…​
    git@ConnectorHost's password:
| Try one or more of the following: 1: Run `p4 protect` to open the spec form, and add the `gconn-user` to the protections table with the `list` permission:
    list user gconn-user * //...
See p4 protect in P4 CLI Reference. 2: Run `p4 show-permission` to find out whether the `gconn-user` has `admin` permission.
    p4 show-permission -u gconn-user -d gD1
If not, run `p4 grant-permission` to grant `admin` access to the `gconn-user`.
    p4 grant-permission -p admin -d gD1 -u gconn-user * //...
See p4 grant-permission in P4 CLI Reference. 3: Add the user’s SSH public key to the Git Connector:
    p4 pubkey -i -u user < id_rsa.pub
and wait ten minutes for the Git Connector to update the P4 Server. See p4 pubkey in P4 CLI Reference.

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