Bitbucket Server: Git operations fails with error fatal: unable to access.. Encountered end of file

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Summary

Problem

Git push fails with below error in console

1 2 3 4 user@host]$ git push origin master fatal: unable to access https://git.url:7999/scm/en/repo.git Encountered end of file

Diagnosis

Diagnostic Steps

  • verify the SSH port

  • run git remote -v and verify the push and fetch remotes set.

Cause

Trying to connect to an SSH port with https.With https, an "Encountered end of file" also means an ssl handshake error

Solution

Resolution

Use the right URL and port. If the remotes are set with wrong URL and port correct it with _git remote set-url origin <url>

Updated on April 8, 2025

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