Configuring user and password with Git Bash

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.

Solution 1:

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.}

Solution 2:

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

Solution 3:

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.

Solution 4:

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.

Solution 5:

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