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Vinyl Warmth
Vinyl Warmth

Reputation: 2506

Why are my Git credentials stored when they aren't on another client?

I use the Git for Windows command line client (2.8.3) and notice that I do not have to enter my credentials when pushing to or cloning from our repository in Visual Studio Team Services.

I remember generating and using a one-time personal access token and since then I've not had to enter my credentials.

A colleague of mine is asked for a username & password every time he interacts with the VSTS repo - he also used his own one-time access token but is still asked for a username and password each time.

Does anyone know why this is happening?

I've also noticed that I'm not asked for credentials for my personal Github or Bitbucket repos - I've not knowingly stored my credentials so I'm wondering why this is?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 74

Answers (1)

bahrep
bahrep

Reputation: 30662

It looks like that you have Git Credential Manager for Windows installed, but your colleague does not. Or he has some configuration problems, see Why am always prompted for my username and password?.

There is a chance that he's using an outdated Git for Windows version that does not include the latest credential manager too, BTW.

Upvotes: 2

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