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Advocate VWorkspace and github
Hello, in this time, I try to configure the syncronized worskpace and github, in the workspace the role is admin, and when I click in soruce contro, it show me a message:
What actually means...
Am I have to connect with github account? how? I'am not the owner of the repo in github..
Thanks in advance.
Hi Peter_23,
The message you are seeing is expected when a Fabric workspace is already connected to GitHub but you personally have not authenticated to that Git repository yet.
Microsoft documents that Git authentication in a shared Fabric workspace is per user.
So even though another administrator may already have connected the workspace to the GitHub repository and branch, Fabric does not reuse that person’s GitHub credentials for you.
You do not need to be the owner of the GitHub repository.
You only need a GitHub account that has the required permission to that repository/branch.
Microsoft describes this behaviour in the Fabric Git integration process, including the “Sign in to Git account” message for users joining an already-connected workspace.
The permission you need depends on what you want to do:
- View Git status / update the workspace from Git → repository read access
- Commit Fabric changes back to GitHub → read + write access
- Create or switch to a new branch → additional write/branch permissions
Your Fabric Workspace Admin role and your GitHub repository permissions are separate.So being Workspace Admin gives you the necessary Fabric-side permissions, but it does not automatically grant access to the GitHub repository.
For GitHub, you would normally go to:
Workspace settings → Git integration → GitHuband add/authenticate your own GitHub account.
Microsoft’s Git setup guidance currently recommends using a fine-grained GitHub personal access token. Contents: Read is sufficient for read/update scenarios, while Contents: Read and write is required if you need to commit changes.
So if the repository belongs to somebody else or to an organization, ask the repository administrator to grant your GitHub account the appropriate access. You do not need repository ownership.
In short:
- workspace-to-repository connection = shared workspace configuration
- GitHub authentication = per individual user
- repository ownership = not required
- repository permissions = depend on the Git action you want to perform
AI-assisted drafting: AI was used to help structure and phrase this response. I reviewed and validated the technical content before posting.
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v-aatheequeCommunity Support
Hi Peter_23
Hi,
You need to authenticate with a GitHub account that has the required access to the repository. You don't necessarily need to be the repository owner.Please check the following:
1. Ensure your Fabric tenant administrator has enabled Git integration.
2. In Fabric, open **Workspace settings → Git integration**, select **GitHub**, and connect your GitHub account.
3. Ensure your GitHub account has the required repository permissions. Read access is sufficient to connect and sync; committing changes requires write access.
4. If the repository belongs to another person or organization, ask its owner or administrator to grant you the appropriate access.
For detailed instructions :
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric/cicd/git-integration/git-integration-process?tabs=Azure%2Cazure-devops
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric/cicd/git-integration/git-get-started?tabs=azure-devops%2CAzure%2Ccommit-to-git- ShivekMaharaj
Community Champion
Hi Peter_23,
The message you are seeing is expected when a Fabric workspace is already connected to GitHub but you personally have not authenticated to that Git repository yet.
Microsoft documents that Git authentication in a shared Fabric workspace is per user.
So even though another administrator may already have connected the workspace to the GitHub repository and branch, Fabric does not reuse that person’s GitHub credentials for you.
You do not need to be the owner of the GitHub repository.
You only need a GitHub account that has the required permission to that repository/branch.
Microsoft describes this behaviour in the Fabric Git integration process, including the “Sign in to Git account” message for users joining an already-connected workspace.
The permission you need depends on what you want to do:
- View Git status / update the workspace from Git → repository read access
- Commit Fabric changes back to GitHub → read + write access
- Create or switch to a new branch → additional write/branch permissions
Your Fabric Workspace Admin role and your GitHub repository permissions are separate.So being Workspace Admin gives you the necessary Fabric-side permissions, but it does not automatically grant access to the GitHub repository.
For GitHub, you would normally go to:
Workspace settings → Git integration → GitHuband add/authenticate your own GitHub account.
Microsoft’s Git setup guidance currently recommends using a fine-grained GitHub personal access token. Contents: Read is sufficient for read/update scenarios, while Contents: Read and write is required if you need to commit changes.
So if the repository belongs to somebody else or to an organization, ask the repository administrator to grant your GitHub account the appropriate access. You do not need repository ownership.
In short:
- workspace-to-repository connection = shared workspace configuration
- GitHub authentication = per individual user
- repository ownership = not required
- repository permissions = depend on the Git action you want to perform
AI-assisted drafting: AI was used to help structure and phrase this response. I reviewed and validated the technical content before posting.
Peter_23Thanks guys! I resolved by github.