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Dror
Dror

Reputation: 177

Can't change username and password from git

I use git extension. I wanted the password and username to be store in cache so I used: git-credential-winstore. It worked fine until I had to change the password in my computer (win7) and it asked me again to insert password. I inserted a wrong password and it stores in the cache and I can't change it. I tried to uninstall git and no use. I deleted from .gitconfig file in user\myUser the lines:

[credential]
helper = !'C:\\Users\\grin_d\\AppData\\Roaming\\GitCredStore\\git-credential-winstore.exe'

The result was that I had to insert again every time the password and username. When I run again: git-credential-winstore it shows me again the wrong password.

Any idea how can I delete the wrong password stored in the cache?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 4314

Answers (2)

VonC
VonC

Reputation: 1323035

Check the control panel / User Accounts and Family Safety / User Accounts, or directly the Credential Manager:

http://www.7tutorials.com/files/img/credentials_manager/cm2.png

(Image from "Credential Manager - Where Windows Stores Passwords & Login Details")

You should be able to delete the faulty credential there.

Update 2021:

The more recent credential helper would now be "manager-core", after "Git-Credential-Manager-Core" from Microsoft: a Git Credential Manager Core (GCM Core), a secure Git credential helper built on .NET that runs on Windows and macOS (Linux support is in an early preview).

To remove a password:

printf "protocol=https\nhostname=github.com" | git credential-manager-core erase

Upvotes: 3

OguzhanKircali
OguzhanKircali

Reputation: 484

I use http://[yourgitserverip]/Bonobo.Git.Server/Repository/[repositoryname] to change my password. Then;

  1. Remove the git credential on Windows Credentials.
  2. Find the .gitconfig file in (c:/Users/[YourAccount] folder)

  3. Add this line (if does not exist):

    [credential] helper = !\"C:/Program Files (x86)/GitExtensions/GitCredentialWinStore/git-credential-winstore.exe\"

Upvotes: 0

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