Configuring user and password with Git Bash

Question

I am using Git Bash on Windows 7. We are using GitHub as our repository origin.

Every time I push or pull I have to provide user and password credentials. I know that my SSH keys are set up correctly, otherwise I would not be able to access the repository. (That is, once I enter my credentials the push/pull works correctly.)

I have entered

git config --global user.name myusername
git config --global user.email myemail
git config --global github.user myusername
git config --global github.token mytoken

But nonetheless I am being asked for credentials each and every time I push/pull.

Take a look at builditmasters.com/git-config-username-and-password-global too — Osanda Gamage
– Osanda Gamage, Commented Jul 14, 2022 at 10:13

Peter Mortensen · Accepted Answer · 2019-06-17 23:42:19Z

124

From Git Bash I prefer to run the command:

git config --global credential.helper wincred

At that point running a command like git pull and entering your credentials one time should have it stored for future use. Git has a built-in credentials system that works in different OS environments. You can get more details here: 7.14 Git Tools - Credential Storage

edited Jun 17, 2019 at 23:42

Peter Mortensen

31.4k22 gold badges110 silver badges134 bronze badges

answered Nov 20, 2017 at 15:11

IcedDante

7,00213 gold badges67 silver badges111 bronze badges

Sign up to request clarification or add additional context in comments.

7 Comments

Sold Out Over a year ago

Is there a linux alternative, or does this work for linux too ?

Sam Sussman Over a year ago

git config --global credential.helper cache help.github.com/en/github/using-git/…

clockw0rk Over a year ago

@SoldOut you know where the term "bash" in "git bash" stems from, right?

Sold Out Over a year ago

@clockw0rk Oh, yes sure - thank you for the good hint. I just... that git versions do differ quite substantialy even on same OS, so I thought here might be difference for UX derivate systems too.

alper Over a year ago

what does wincred do?

|

Ajay Pillay · Accepted Answer · 2021-06-07 19:01:09Z

120

Make sure you are using the SSH URL for the GitHub repository rather than the HTTPS URL. It will ask for username and password when you are using HTTPS and not SSH. You can check the file .git/config or run git config -e or git remote show origin to verify the URL and change it if needed.

You can change the URL with: ^[1]

git remote set-url origin git+ssh://[email protected]/username/reponame.git

_{[1] This portion incorporates the answer to this question.}

edited Jun 7, 2021 at 19:01

Ajay Pillay

1621 gold badge2 silver badges21 bronze badges

answered Jan 12, 2012 at 18:51

manojlds

303k66 gold badges482 silver badges426 bronze badges

4 Comments

user8681 Over a year ago

I cannot use SSH because of internal firewall rules (don't ask...) Is there another way to let git login automatically?

Umar.H Over a year ago

@Jorn not being able to change the ports used for SSH is a right pain in the bum.

Muhammad Mubashirullah Durrani Over a year ago

Is the git+ssh:// useful? I tried and got an error but removing it and then pushing it worked.

keytrap Over a year ago

Finally something that works !

Foysal Khandakar Joy · Accepted Answer · 2021-08-15 23:16:19Z

102

For those who are using access token and a Windows environment, there is a simple way to do it:

Start menu → Credential Manager → Windows Credentials → find the line (Git: https://whatever/your-repository/url) → edit, user name is "github_username" and password is your access token.

edited Aug 15, 2021 at 23:16

Foysal Khandakar Joy

4266 silver badges17 bronze badges

answered Jan 8, 2019 at 16:54

Chenhai-胡晨海

1,4051 gold badge10 silver badges7 bronze badges

3 Comments

Jarrette Over a year ago

I have multiple git accounts for diff companies I work with, I guess there isn't a way to store more than one in the credential manager?

Foysal Khandakar Joy Over a year ago

user name is "github username"

Noman_1 Over a year ago

This was usefull to setup the value to use, but to tell git to use this manager follow @IcedDante or @notreadbyhumans answer: git config --global credential.helper wincred

Peter Mortensen · Accepted Answer · 2019-06-17 23:45:44Z

25

If you are a Mac user and have keychain enabled, you to need to remove the authorization information that is stored in the keychain:

- Open up Keychain access
- Click "All items" under category in the left-hand column
- Search for git
- Delete all git entries.

Then you should change your username and email from the terminal using git config:

$ git config --global user.name "Bob"

$ git config --global user.email "[email protected]"

Now if you try to push to the repository you will be asked for a username and password. Enter the login credentials you are trying to switch to. This problem normally pops up if you signed into GitHub on a browser using a different username and password or previously switched accounts on your terminal.

edited Jun 17, 2019 at 23:45

Peter Mortensen

31.4k22 gold badges110 silver badges134 bronze badges

answered Jul 17, 2018 at 2:31

primChareka

3314 silver badges6 bronze badges

1 Comment

herrmartell Over a year ago

This helped me. Although, there is no need to delete the git entries, you can edit them right there.

Gino Mempin · Accepted Answer · 2021-08-22 05:38:19Z

18

I wrote an answer in this other answer: How to change git account in Git bash?

Still, I am sharing it here as well.

Change username and email global

git config --global user.name "<username>"
git config --global user.email "<email>"

Change username and email for current repo

git config  user.name "<username>" --replace-all
git config  user.email "<email>" --replace-all

edited Aug 22, 2021 at 5:38

Gino Mempin

30.5k31 gold badges125 silver badges174 bronze badges

answered Oct 31, 2020 at 22:52

Purgoufr

99218 silver badges27 bronze badges

Comments

notreadbyhumans · Accepted Answer · 2019-10-24 07:03:14Z

13

With git bash for Windows, the following combination of the other answers worked for me (repository checked out using the GitHub client i.e. https, not ssh):

Generate a Personal Access Token
Start a git bash session within your repo
run git config --global credential.helper wincred
run git pull
give PersonalAccessToken as the username
give the Personal Access Token as the password

answered Oct 24, 2019 at 7:03

notreadbyhumans

6179 silver badges18 bronze badges

Comments

Jorge · Accepted Answer · 2020-01-14 16:53:33Z

8

add remote as:

git remote add https://username:[email protected]/repodir/myrepo.git

answered Jan 14, 2020 at 16:53

Jorge

811 silver badge1 bronze badge

3 Comments

Logan George Over a year ago

It is now git remote add <name> <url>

A__ Over a year ago

@LoganGeorge What is <name> exactly?

Logan George Over a year ago

@A__ the name you want to set for the remote, eg origin

suraj gholap · Accepted Answer · 2023-04-04 11:20:32Z

8

First Store username name password globally, By using this command

git config --global github.user <your_username>

then use this command

git config --global credential.helper store

answered Apr 4, 2023 at 11:20

suraj gholap

4176 silver badges3 bronze badges

Comments

Barani r · Accepted Answer · 2020-12-10 16:30:40Z

3

If the git bash is not working properly due to recently changed password.

You could open the Git GUI, and clone from there. It will ask for password, once entered, you can close the GIT GUI window.

Now the git bash will work perfectly.

answered Dec 10, 2020 at 16:30

Barani r

2,3951 gold badge26 silver badges26 bronze badges

Comments

Peter Mortensen · Accepted Answer · 2019-06-17 23:40:22Z

2

Try ssh-agent for installing the SSH key for use with Git. It should auto login after use of a passphrase.

edited Jun 17, 2019 at 23:40

Peter Mortensen

31.4k22 gold badges110 silver badges134 bronze badges

answered Apr 20, 2017 at 23:57

Null

211 bronze badge

Comments

Yury Demidenko · Accepted Answer · 2021-02-23 13:08:12Z

GnuPG can be used as cross-platform password manager, including GIT HTTPS credetials. Just use your GPG key-pair to encrypt/decrypt passwords(tokens...). To encrypt token(password) run:

gpg -e -o [PATH_TO_ENCRYPTED_TOKEN] -r "[GPG_KEY_USER_ID]"

type the token (or copy-paste it) then press Ctrl+D for ending input, or use file name with this token. Then make custom git credential helper: BASH file with name git-credential-[HELPER_LAST_NAME] (without SH extension):

#!/bin/bash
token=`gpg -d -r "[GPG_KEY_USER_ID]" [PATH_TO_ENCRYPTED_TOKEN] 2>/dev/null`
echo protocol=https
echo host=[YOUR_HOST]
echo username=[YOUR_USER_NAME]
echo password=$token

On MS-WINDOWS in GIT-BASH path names must use UNIX file separator - "/", just run in git-bash "echo $PATH"! Then put the helper into place as in $PATH. Then add and check the helper:

git config --global credential.helper [HELPER_LAST_NAME]
#then check it (password will be printed as plain text!!!):
git credential-[HELPER_LAST_NAME]

GnuPG can be used as password manager in Maven projects instead of Maven's password-encryption method. And so on.

Srikanth Yeluri · Accepted Answer · 2019-08-29 09:06:03Z

0

If your repo is of HTTPS repo, git config -e give this command in the git bash. Update the username and password by opening in insert mode, change the password or username give :x and Cntrl+z keys it will save and exit

So, From then while you pull / push the code to the repository it will not ask for password.

answered Aug 29, 2019 at 9:06

Srikanth Yeluri

1

Comments

Liban · Accepted Answer · 2021-12-27 15:36:06Z

0

Very Simple Solution, you have to use quotations:

git config --global user.name "your name"

answered Dec 27, 2021 at 15:36

Liban

1191 silver badge2 bronze badges

Comments

Jean-Joseph · Accepted Answer · 2022-01-25 03:01:08Z

0

If you have not tried this option. It solves the issue of configuring username and password on Git Bash. Namely, being able to git push to your repo.

$ git init
$ git config user.name "yourusername"
$ git config user.email "[email protected]"
$ git add *
$ git commit -m "msg to be committed"
$ git push origin master/main

answered Jan 25, 2022 at 3:01

Jean-Joseph

1291 silver badge6 bronze badges

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow

Configuring user and password with Git Bash

14 Answers 14

7 Comments

4 Comments

3 Comments

1 Comment

Comments

Comments

3 Comments

Comments

Comments

Comments

Comments

Comments

Comments

Comments

Linked

Hot Network Questions

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow

14 Answers 14

7 Comments

4 Comments

3 Comments

1 Comment

Comments

Comments

3 Comments

Comments

Comments

Comments

Comments

Comments

Comments

Comments

Linked

Related