[Solved] Git .netrc file authentication issue
I am using GitHub. I created a repository and cloned it on my Ubuntu machine.
I have made an entry in the .netrc file as follows:
machine https://github.com/xxx/yyy.git
login xxx
xxx
I am expecting that Git will not ask me for the username and password after this entry in the .netrc file. But Git prompts for credentials even after this.
Am I missing something?
Solution #1:
The ~/.netrc (or %HOME%_netrc on Windows) file isn’t enough.
You would need to
-
copy the
git-credential-netrc.perlfile anywhere in your$PATH/%PATH%, -
add:
cd yourRepo git config credential.helper "netrc -d -v"
(You can remove -d and -v once it is working: those are debug flags)
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use your login in the remote URL:
git set-url origin https://[email protected]/yourLogin/yourRepo
See “Git – How to use .netrc file on Windows to save user and password” for the general principle of a credential “netrc” helper (Git 1.8.3+).
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