Got error while pushing code in git repository

Question

While pushing code in repository i am getting error like

nbmacmini9:bmp-ios afsarunnisa$ git push origin master
fatal: protocol error: expected sha/ref, got '
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The git:// url is read-only. Please see http://scm.company.com/bmp/bmp-ios for the push url, if you're a committer.

and the remote origins are correct. How can i solve this ?

Answer 1

Cloning just means you can see the repository. To be allowed to push, normally you need RSA key authentication. Your first error

expected sha/ref, got '

looks like you haven't provided a key to the repo admin. Is this a project where you're supposed to have write permissions? Normally in open source or not-your-own projects, you probably should NOT have them.

If this is a public project, usually you have your cloned repository and you just make pull requests that the project admin checks. More about pull request workflow.