Could not authenticate against github.com composer error

composer-config.md

Could not authenticate against github.com

This could be related to GitHub rate limits being reached. Specify your GitHub API token to avoid it.

For example by the following command:

composer config --global github-oauth.github.com <TOKEN> or inside your composer.json file:

  "config": {
    "github-oauth": {
      "github.com": "<TOKEN>"
      }
    }
}```
See: [API rate limit and OAuth tokens](https://github.com/composer/composer/blob/master/doc/articles/troubleshooting.md#api-rate-limit-and-oauth-tokens) page and related [GH-3542 issue](https://github.com/composer/composer/issues/3542#issuecomment-67623002).

`Skipped installation of bin bin/X for package X/Y: name conflicts with an existing file`

If you believe that message causing any issues, check the current value of `bin-dir` by `composer config bin-dir` command. If it is incorrect, make sure to `unset COMPOSER_BIN_DIR` shell variable before running `composer` command, since it will override your `composer.json`'s `bin-dir`.

@nmnp Where do we find our Github API token? Is this different from Personal Access Tokens? I have this config block set in my composer.json but still get the error, so I think my token might not be right :/

@nmnp Where do we find our Github API token? Is this different from Personal Access Tokens? I have this config block set in my composer.json but still get the error, so I think my token might not be right :/

put it in a auth.json file