git push fails

[patackett]

I installed the web console and have it mostly working. However, I am struggling with some git commands at the moment. I can do some git commands through web console, like checking out branches and creating commits. For some commands I must use sudo but not all. Sadly, I have not been able to get a git push to work and I keep getting the following error:

Could not create directory '/var/www/.ssh'.
Host key verification failed.
fatal: Could not read from remote repository.
Please make sure you have the correct access rights
and the repository exists.

When executing a git push, it does not even take me to a login for the remote. Not sure where to go from here but any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!