git-svn password change

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I'm using TortoiseGit on Windows XP.

My team all use a central svn server as our central "canonical" code repository. It's all run on a windows network.

I work locally with git, then use git-svn dcommit to commit regularly to the svn server.

Our network enforces a regular password change - which changes my password for the svn server as well. Now I can't dcommit any more, as Tortoise is attempting to use my old password - I've googled, and I've hunted thru menus and docs - but I can't figure out where to change the password that Git uses to connect to SVN. Anyone help?

Bombe · Accepted Answer · 2009-11-05 14:18:42Z

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git-svn uses Subversion’s perl modules which in turn uses “normal” Subversion authentication. That means that your authentication data is stored somewhere in $HOME/.subversion, e.g. in one of the files in $HOME/.subversion/svn.simple/ when you are using a simple username-password combination to authenticate.

answered Nov 5, 2009 at 14:18

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Hippyjim Over a year ago

Thanks Bombe - exactly what I needed. I was a bit disturbed to see the password stored in plain text though! For anyone else reading this and using the same combo of Windows XP and TortoiseGit, it's in: C:\Documents and Settings\WINDOWSUSERNAME\.subversion\auth\svn.simple

user187557 Over a year ago

This question contains steps to prevent SVN from storing your password unix.stackexchange.com/questions/43285/…

uttamkini · Accepted Answer · 2011-10-20 06:58:21Z

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On a Windows box it will be something like

C:\Users\uttamk\.subversion\auth\svn.simple

Just delete all the files in the folder. The password will be reset

answered Oct 20, 2011 at 6:58

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Janus · Accepted Answer · 2015-03-02 07:20:04Z

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On Windows 7 and onwards, the place to look is

%APPDATA%\Subversion\auth

which usually resolves to

C:\Users\<user name>\AppData\Roaming\Subversion\auth

answered Mar 2, 2015 at 7:20

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