This could be because the remote url is pointing to HTTPS URL and not to SSH URL.
Here's an example of -
<ul>
<li>HTTPS URL : <a target="_blank" href="https://github.com/%3CUsername%3E/%3CProject%3E.git"><code>https://github.com/&lt;Username&gt;/&lt;Project&gt;.git</code></a>
</li>
<li>SSH URL : <a target="_blank" href="mailto:git@github.com"><code>git@github.com</code></a><code>:&lt;Username&gt;/&lt;Project&gt;.git</code>
</li>
</ul>
Now, to change from HTTPS URL to SSH URL, run the following command in your terminal:
<pre><code class="lang-bash">git remote set-url origin git@github.com:&lt;Username&gt;/&lt;Project&gt;.git
</code></pre>
<img src="https://i.imgur.com/h7fX3Y6.png" alt="Git remote" />

This could be because the remote url is pointing to HTTPS URL and not to SSH URL.

Here's an example of -

* HTTPS URL : [`https://github.com/<Username>/<Project>.git`](https://github.com/%3CUsername%3E/%3CProject%3E.git)
 
* SSH URL : [`git@github.com`](mailto:git@github.com)`:<Username>/<Project>.git`
 

Now, to change from HTTPS URL to SSH URL, run the following command in your terminal:

```bash
git remote set-url origin git@github.com:<Username>/<Project>.git
```

![Git remote](https://i.imgur.com/h7fX3Y6.png align="left")

Shailesh Kumar Sundram

Shailesh Kumar Sundram

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