# Can't clone remote repository
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-clone-remote-repository/9957
**Category:** General
**Created:** [9 April 2019 17:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-clone-remote-repository/9957 "2019-04-09T17:08:48Z")
**Posts on this page:** 12
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### Author:  [@juan\_appspring](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/juan_appspring)
#### Post date: [9 April 2019 17:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-clone-remote-repository/9957/1 "2019-04-09T17:08:48Z")
Hi guys,
I've been trying to clone a remote repository but I keep getting error "Authentication failed". I've doublechecked SSH keys and many other things but everything seems correct.
When I open the Event log I see the attached message.
I'm under the impression that this is an error due to a space in my OS username ("Jusn sebastian").
Any way to fix this?
Thanks in advance!
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### Author:  [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)
#### Post date: [9 April 2019 20:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-clone-remote-repository/9957/2 "2019-04-09T20:00:30Z")
Hi @juan_appspring - this is a bug we''ll have to fix in the core of Node-RED.
You may be able to patch it locally - although this is untested as I'm on vacation and don't have a Windows machine to hand. If you can find the file `node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/storage/localfilesystem/projects/git/index.js`, then look at line 107:
```auto
commandEnv.GIT_SSH_COMMAND = "ssh -i " + auth.key_path + " -F /dev/null";
```
try changing that to:
```auto
commandEnv.GIT_SSH_COMMAND = "ssh -i \"" + auth.key_path + "\" -F /dev/null";
```
and see if you get any further.
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### Author:  [@juan\_appspring](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/juan_appspring)
#### Post date: [9 April 2019 20:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-clone-remote-repository/9957/3 "2019-04-09T20:40:34Z")
Hi knolleary,
Thanks for your quick response.
I already fixed the issue by changing the folder name of my OS user. Had to edit the environment vars too.
Re-installed node-red and then was able to succesfully clone the remote repository.
Thank you!
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### Author:  [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)
#### Post date: [9 April 2019 21:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-clone-remote-repository/9957/4 "2019-04-09T21:37:05Z")
> [@juan\_appspring](#):
>
> Had to edit the environment vars too.
What env vars did you have to edit?
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### Author:  [@juan\_appspring](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/juan_appspring)
#### Post date: [9 April 2019 21:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-clone-remote-repository/9957/5 "2019-04-09T21:52:42Z")
I bassically updated all of those that had my previous username with space.
Before this I was installing node-red but nothing was happening, type "node-red" and cmd couldn't recognize it.
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### Author:  [@cooperHN](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cooperHN)
#### Post date: [28 January 2020 22:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-clone-remote-repository/9957/6 "2020-01-28T22:13:45Z")
Work for me on NodeRed v1.0.3
Thanks.
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### Author:  [@hugo-maciel](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hugo-maciel)
#### Post date: [4 October 2022 13:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-clone-remote-repository/9957/7 "2022-10-04T13:55:55Z")
Hi @knolleary!
Was the bug fixed? I'm using version 2.2.2 and I stepped into the same problem and could fix it.
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### Author:  [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)
#### Post date: [4 October 2022 14:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-clone-remote-repository/9957/8 "2022-10-04T14:09:32Z")
Looking at the code, it doesn't not appear to have been done. I don't think an issue was raised, so it got forgotten about.
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### Author:  [@hugo-maciel](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hugo-maciel)
#### Post date: [4 October 2022 14:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-clone-remote-repository/9957/9 "2022-10-04T14:36:43Z")
OK, Thank you so far, by the way is it the right file path i didn't find it `node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/storage/localfilesystem/projects/git/index.js`
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### Author:  [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)
#### Post date: [4 October 2022 14:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-clone-remote-repository/9957/10 "2022-10-04T14:41:44Z")
Yes that is the right path - [node-red/index.js at 32999ffa84e96f5f72a11714055ec3e716af052a · node-red/node-red · GitHub](https://github.com/node-red/node-red/blob/32999ffa84e96f5f72a11714055ec3e716af052a/packages/node_modules/%40node-red/runtime/lib/storage/localfilesystem/projects/git/index.js#L109)
Where _exactly_ that may be in your local install is another matter...
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### Author:  [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)
#### Post date: [4 October 2022 14:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-clone-remote-repository/9957/11 "2022-10-04T14:46:14Z")
I have raised [Ensure key\_path is quoted in GIT\_SSH\_COMMAND in case of spaces in pathname by knolleary · Pull Request #3912 · node-red/node-red · GitHub](https://github.com/node-red/node-red/pull/3912) with the fix. It'll get into the next maintenance release - although none is currently planned in the short term.
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### Author:  [@hugo-maciel](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hugo-maciel)
#### Post date: [4 October 2022 15:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-clone-remote-repository/9957/12 "2022-10-04T15:00:12Z")
Great, thank you!