# Sudo openhabian-config now prompts for github username **URL:** \ **Category:** Migration\ **Created:** [September 2, 2026, 3:23pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/sudo-openhabian-config-now-prompts-for-github-username/170309 "2026-09-02T15:23:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sacha](https://community.openhab.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@Sacha](https://community.openhab.org/u/Sacha)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2026, 3:23pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/sudo-openhabian-config-now-prompts-for-github-username/170309/1 "2026-09-02T15:23:40Z")
Openhab 5.2.1 Happened to launch openhabian-config but stuck at prompt. Probably happens since 5.2.1. Any help appreciated. openhabian@openhabian-home:~ $ sudo openhabian-config 2026-09-02\_17:22:53\_CEST [openHABian] Checking for root privileges… OK 2026-09-02\_17:22:53\_CEST [openHABian] Making sure router advertisements are available… $ sysctl --system - Applying /usr/lib/sysctl.d/50-pid-max.conf … - Applying /etc/sysctl.d/98-rpi.conf … - Applying /usr/lib/sysctl.d/99-protect-links.conf … - Applying /etc/sysctl.d/99-sysctl.conf … - Applying /etc/sysctl.conf … kernel.pid\_max = 4194304 kernel.printk = 3 4 1 3 vm.min\_free\_kbytes = 16384 net.ipv4.ping\_group\_range = 0 2147483647 fs.protected\_fifos = 1 fs.protected\_hardlinks = 1 fs.protected\_regular = 2 fs.protected\_symlinks = 1 net.ipv6.conf.all.accept\_ra = 1 net.ipv6.conf.all.accept\_ra\_rt\_info\_max\_plen = 64 net.ipv6.conf.all.accept\_ra = 1 net.ipv6.conf.all.accept\_ra\_rt\_info\_max\_plen = 64 OK 2026-09-02\_17:22:53\_CEST [openHABian] Loading configuration file ‘/etc/openhabian.conf’… OK 2026-09-02\_17:22:53\_CEST [openHABian] openHABian configuration tool version: [openHAB]{2026-02-09T12:35:02+01:00}(7abab950) 2026-09-02\_17:22:53\_CEST [openHABian] Checking for changes in origin branch openHAB… Username for ‘[https://github.com](https://github.com)’: ---
**Author:** ![nite\_route](https://community.openhab.org/user_avatar/community.openhab.org/nite_route/32/194515_2.png) [@nite\_route](https://community.openhab.org/u/nite_route)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2026, 4:09pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/sudo-openhabian-config-now-prompts-for-github-username/170309/2 "2026-09-02T16:09:59Z")
ran into something like this on openHABian too. that “Username for [https://github.com](https://github.com)” usually means the git fetch for the openHAB branch is getting auth-challenged (rate limit / credential helper / remote url flipped) and openhabian-config just hangs waiting on stdin. what worked for me once was ctrl-c out of it, then as root: `cd /opt/openhabian && git remote -v && git status` if origin is [GitHub - openhab/openhabian: openHABian - empowering the smart home, for Raspberry Pi and Debian systems · GitHub](https://github.com/openhab/openhabian.git) try a plain fetch: `GIT_TERMINAL_PROMPT=0 git fetch --dry-run origin` if that also asks for a user, set the remote to the public https url again or temporarily skip the branch check. sometimes just waiting a bit and retrying clears a github anon rate limit. not 100% sure its the same on 5.2.1 but the stuck prompt is almost always that git step, not your openhab runtime. ---
**Author:** ![FurkanVG](https://community.openhab.org/user_avatar/community.openhab.org/furkanvg/32/194530_2.png) [@FurkanVG](https://community.openhab.org/u/FurkanVG)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2026, 6:05pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/sudo-openhabian-config-now-prompts-for-github-username/170309/3 "2026-09-02T18:05:19Z")
Hi, i am not using Openhab, but i wanted to mention that there is apparently some server wide issues from Github that require authentication. Happend also for TrueNas or Pihole: > **[Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/pihole/s/QUpYpuKvM3)** or Truenas: > **[TrueNAS Apps catalog fails to sync - Git HTTP/2 returns 401, HTTP/1.1 works](https://forums.truenas.com/t/truenas-apps-catalog-fails-to-sync-git-http-2-returns-401-http-1-1-works/67742)** > > Hi everyone, I’m posting this mainly for future reference in case anyone else runs into the same issue. I’m not a programmer or sysadmin, and this investigation was done with the help of ChatGPT and Claude, so I’m sharing what I found rather than... Workarounds are there, but just wanted to mention it here. ---
**Author:** ![Sacha](https://community.openhab.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@Sacha](https://community.openhab.org/u/Sacha)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2026, 7:43am UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/sudo-openhabian-config-now-prompts-for-github-username/170309/4 "2026-09-03T07:43:56Z")
sudo openhabian-config still stuck at username prompt today. I also have PiHole and Hagezi blocklists are not accessible anymore from [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hagezi](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hagezi) . I had to use [Gerd / mirror · GitLab](https://gitlab.com/hagezi/mirror) as per some forums. But the ‘standard’ blocklist seems to be still accessible ! [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/hosts](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/hosts) I have no real idea why GitHub sometimes is and sometimes is not available. And no idea what to do. Anyone better than me (not very difficult) ? If openhabian-config continues fails I will start a fresh install, but this will not solve or explain the problem. ---
**Author:** ![FurkanVG](https://community.openhab.org/user_avatar/community.openhab.org/furkanvg/32/194530_2.png) [@FurkanVG](https://community.openhab.org/u/FurkanVG)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2026, 7:51am UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/sudo-openhabian-config-now-prompts-for-github-username/170309/5 "2026-09-03T07:51:38Z")
If you want a “fix”; run this ```auto git config --system http.version HTTP/1.1 ``` this forces git to use the old http protocol, which somehow goes around the blockage of the authentication. Make a check before how your git is configured so you can revert it back to the original state. ---
**Author:** ![Sacha](https://community.openhab.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@Sacha](https://community.openhab.org/u/Sacha)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2026, 10:46am UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/sudo-openhabian-config-now-prompts-for-github-username/170309/6 "2026-09-03T10:46:51Z")
Well, I’m no dev, just an OpenHAB user. I don’t directly use Github. PiHole does, OpenHAB does, but not me, and my knowledge is quite limited. And as Github config is done by OpenHAB, I’m a bit surprised to see ni other OH user having the same problem. So, I configured nothing and I have no idea how and what to do. I will try you magic spell later. Thank you very much. ---
**Author:** ![bastler](https://community.openhab.org/user_avatar/community.openhab.org/bastler/32/78117_2.png) [@bastler](https://community.openhab.org/u/bastler)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2026, 2:51pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/sudo-openhabian-config-now-prompts-for-github-username/170309/7 "2026-09-03T14:51:42Z")
I have two openhab installations, both run version 5.2.1. When I input `sudo openhabian-conifg` one installation worked normal (without asking for github username, the other installation aksed. I aborted with `ctrl-c` and tried again a couple if minutes later. The second try also github username was asked for. But on the third try (wihout changing anything) it suddenly run without asking. So i suggest just try again, it may ask again but suddenly it will work 😁 ---
**Author:** ![Sacha](https://community.openhab.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@Sacha](https://community.openhab.org/u/Sacha)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2026, 3:28pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/sudo-openhabian-config-now-prompts-for-github-username/170309/8 "2026-09-03T15:28:37Z")
Just tried, and openhabian-config runs as normally as usual. Just as if I had dreamt it all ! GitHub is no technology, but but craftman’s art 😂. Thank you all and sorry for the inconvenience.