Fatal - Could not read Username

This is a known bug with Git 1.8.5.X for Windows 7.

Workaround The fix is to uninstall Git completely from your Windows 7 machine and then install Git 1.8.4

• Start > Control Panel > Programs and Features > Uninstall or change a program
• Select Git 1.8.X.X and uninstall it
• Download Git 1.8.4 from http://msysgit.github.io/ or another public repository
• Install Git 1.8.4 and let it complete
• Navigate to a path in Windows Explorer and right-click on the folder you wish to clone to and choose “GIT BASH”
• Verify that the Git version displayed shows “1.8.4”
• Attempt your clone again and it will work with a proper _netrc in place or with credentials passed upon challenge