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$ ssh git@github.com
PTY allocation request failed on channel 0
ERROR: Hi shawncheatham! You've successfully authenticated, but GitHub does not provide shell access
Connection to github.com closed.
Shawn-Cheatham-2:.ssh liquidoz$ ssh -v git@github.com
OpenSSH_5.2p1, OpenSSL 0.9.7l 28 Sep 2006
debug1: Reading configuration data /Users/liquidoz/.ssh/config
debug1: Applying options for github.com
debug1: Reading configuration data /etc/ssh_config
debug1: Connecting to github.com [207.97.227.239] port 22.
debug1: Connection established.
debug1: identity file /Users/liquidoz/.ssh/id_rsa type 1
debug1: Remote protocol version 2.0, remote software version OpenSSH_5.1p1 Debian-5github2
debug1: match: OpenSSH_5.1p1 Debian-5github2 pat OpenSSH*
debug1: Enabling compatibility mode for protocol 2.0
debug1: Local version string SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_5.2
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT sent
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT received
debug1: kex: server->client aes128-ctr hmac-md5 none
debug1: kex: client->server aes128-ctr hmac-md5 none
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_REQUEST(1024<1024<8192) sent
debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_GROUP
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_INIT sent
debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_REPLY
debug1: Host 'github.com' is known and matches the RSA host key.
debug1: Found key in /Users/liquidoz/.ssh/known_hosts:2
debug1: ssh_rsa_verify: signature correct
debug1: SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS sent
debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS
debug1: SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS received
debug1: SSH2_MSG_SERVICE_REQUEST sent
debug1: SSH2_MSG_SERVICE_ACCEPT received
debug1: Authentications that can continue: publickey
debug1: Next authentication method: publickey
debug1: Offering public key: /Users/liquidoz/.ssh/id_rsa
debug1: Authentications that can continue: publickey
debug1: Offering public key: /Users/liquidoz/.ssh/id_rsa
debug1: Authentications that can continue: publickey
debug1: Offering public key: /Users/liquidoz/.ssh/id_rsa
debug1: Authentications that can continue: publickey
debug1: Offering public key: /Users/liquidoz/.ssh/id_rsa
debug1: Remote: Forced command: gerve shawncheatham
debug1: Remote: Port forwarding disabled.
debug1: Remote: X11 forwarding disabled.
debug1: Remote: Agent forwarding disabled.
debug1: Remote: Pty allocation disabled.
debug1: Server accepts key: pkalg ssh-rsa blen 277
debug1: read PEM private key done: type RSA
debug1: Remote: Forced command: gerve shawncheatham
debug1: Remote: Port forwarding disabled.
debug1: Remote: X11 forwarding disabled.
debug1: Remote: Agent forwarding disabled.
debug1: Remote: Pty allocation disabled.
debug1: Authentication succeeded (publickey).
debug1: channel 0: new [client-session]
debug1: Requesting no-more-sessions@openssh.com
debug1: Entering interactive session.
PTY allocation request failed on channel 0
ERROR: Hi shawncheatham! You've successfully authenticated, but GitHub does not provide shell access
debug1: client_input_channel_req: channel 0 rtype exit-status reply 0
debug1: client_input_channel_req: channel 0 rtype eow@openssh.com reply 0
debug1: channel 0: free: client-session, nchannels 1
Connection to github.com closed.
Transferred: sent 3552, received 3032 bytes, in 2.8 seconds
Bytes per second: sent 1290.2, received 1101.4
debug1: Exit status 1
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avec92 commented May 17, 2017

Hi, What exactly is happening here. Is it your issue or solution? I am getting this error :PTY allocation request failed on channel 0
Hi avec92! You've successfully authenticated, but GitHub does not provide shell access.
Connection to github.com closed.
Don't know what to do. New to github. Please help.

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