Symptoms
Attempting to set up a private repository failed with a fatal error.
Error: (XID 3trgev) /usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/bin/git
reported error code 128 when it ended:
Warning: Permanently added 'github.com' (RSA) to the list of known hosts.
Permission denied (publickey).
fatal: Could not read from remote repository.
Please make sure you have the correct access rights and
the repository exists.
Description
Private repositories can require access keys to log in or access it from a remote system. When the authentication key fails or isn't configured, this fatal error will occur.
Solution
Configuring the access key will resolve the issue. The cPanel documentation is an excellent resource to determine which steps are required to configure the access key.
Please review the related documentation URL for more details on this process.