How to fix: [ERROR] [extension] GitHub Copilot could not connect to server. Extension activation failed: "Failed to get copilot token"

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Hey, I’m having trouble when adding my ssh key to github copilot. I created a new one but I can’t find where to change it.
This is the output on my terminal:

2023-12-13T14:30:09.640Z [INFO] [auth] Logged in as barbaramariani

2023-12-13T14:30:10.024Z [INFO] [auth] Invalid copilot token: missing token: 404

2023-12-13T14:30:10.025Z [ERROR] [extension] GitHub Copilot could not connect to server. Extension activation failed: “Failed to get copilot token”

2

As an immediate fix, do things work if you login / logout of github using Cmd+P? Or if you restart the editor?

3

I cannot see the option to logout from github. I’ve tried to reinstall the extension and restart the editor, it’s not working.

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The command is called “Sign Out of GitHub”.
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Or if you set workbench.activityBar.orientation to vertical you should see the normal user icon thing again at the bottom left or top right, which has the GitHub Sign Out button too.