If you receive a “permission denied” error, it means that the server is rejecting your Git connection. Some common reasons why are:
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The “sudo” command should not typically be used with Git. However, if you are using it, make sure to do so with every command that you do. Otherwise, Git will not process it.
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It is possible that you are not using the correct server. Open Terminal, and make sure that you are using the server connected with your Assembla git repository.

Be sure that you have a private key created and loaded into SSH.

If you need to add a new SSH key, open terminal and utilize the “ssh-add” command. If a long string of numbers and letters is not generated, you need to generate a new SSH key and associate it with Assembla.
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In order to enable a secure connection, you need to provide your public key to Assembla by:

Scroll down the output. If successful, you will see:

Welcome! You have successfully authenticated

If you do not see a welcome message, SSH key setup was not successful.
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Instructions to set up Git are available here. 

Have questions? Email us at support@assembla.com