Re: git push => git: 'credential-winstore' is not a git command.
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- Chris <jesdisciple@gmail.com>
- Date
- May 23, 2018, 11:57 UTC
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- <CAN_7rfdoJOgD0GYg_E8EW+VgXrxNpdx8GsVa=wa1tAbDZ2C+3w@mail.gmail.com>
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- <20180523061652.GA13157@sigill.intra.peff.net>
Thanks, Peff. I should have thought about the configuration hierarchy... This evening I need to do some trial-and-error with the three credential entries that found. Want what you have, Chris
On Wed, May 23, 2018 at 1:16 AM, Jeff King <peff@peff.net> wrote:
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> On Sun, May 20, 2018 at 10:17:54AM -0500, Chris wrote: > >> git config --global --unset credential.helper >> >> >> This did help me, because previously Git was trying to authenticate me >> with the Microsoft account I use to log into my Windows, which is >> unrelated to the account I need to use to push code. And it removed >> one of the two "git: 'credential-winstore' is not a git command." >> messages I was receiving. >> >> But I still get one of them, so I tried reinstalling Git for Windows >> with the credential helper disabled, but that didn't help. Then I ran >> this command: >> >> git config -e >> >> >> And couldn't find any mention of [credential]. > > That command will only edit the local repository's config file. You may > have other config for your user (--global) or for the machine > (--system). > > Try: > > git config --show-origin --get-regexp credential.* > > to see any related config you have, and which file it comes from (you > can also just do "--show-origin --list" to see all of the config). > >> What can I do to get rid of this annoying message (and, for all I >> know, potential symptom of a larger problem)? > > I don't know enough about Git for Windows packaging to know whether > you're supposed to have the winstore credential helper installed. So it > could be a symptom of some kind of installation problem. But in general, > a missing credential helper isn't a big deal (it just means that Git > can't ask it for a credential and will end up prompting you or using a > different helper). > > -Peff