Re: Push from an SSH Terminal

From: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date: Feb 3, 2012, 21:35 UTC
Message-ID: <20120203213508.GC1890@sigill.intra.peff.net>
In-Reply-To: <CAG94OYxX5foffvaFLQv7=wXguGC2TLgccdDFrC+ERzv_gXZ=ug@mail.gmail.com>

On Fri, Feb 03, 2012 at 10:50:02AM -0500, Feanil Patel wrote:

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> I tried looking for an answer to my problem online without much luck,
> perhaps you can help me.  I'm SSHed from my laptop(Comp A) over to a
> computer(Comp B) that has my git repo on it. I made some changes and
> comitted them. Now I want to push them to my other server(Comp C). The
> repository is password protected so if I'm physically at Comp B, I get
> a gui prompt for my username and password. However Comp A does not
> have X Forwarding setup to Comp B so I can't get the gui interface for
> the username and password when I try to do the push.  Is there an
> alternative way to provide my credentials when doing a git push that
> does not require a gui?

Git should prompt you on the terminal (i.e., the ssh session) if it needs credentials. If it is not, and the terminal is accessible, it might be a bug. There were some fixes around this area that went into 1.7.9; you might try using that version.

Also, 1.7.9 ships with support for credential helper scripts, which can help you avoid putting in your password less frequently (see "git help credentials" in git 1.7.9).

-Peff