# [PATCH] Documentation: add instructions to help setup gmail 2FA 3 messages from 2016-05-27 to 2016-05-27. Participants: Michael Rappazzo, Junio C Hamano, Mike Rappazzo. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/42471 ## Michael Rappazzo, 2016-05-27 20:39 Subject: [PATCH] Documentation: add instructions to help setup gmail 2FA Message-ID: <1464381597-27634-1-git-send-email-rappazzo@gmail.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/1464381597-27634-1-git-send-email-rappazzo%40gmail.com ``` For those who use two-factor authentication with gmail, git-send-email will not work unless it is setup with an app-specific password. The example for setting up git-send-email for use with gmail will now include information on generating and storing the app-specific password. --- Documentation/git-send-email.txt | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/git-send-email.txt b/Documentation/git-send-email.txt index 771a7b5..edbba3a 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-send-email.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-send-email.txt @@ -450,6 +450,19 @@ edit ~/.gitconfig to specify your account settings: smtpUser = yourname@gmail.com smtpServerPort = 587 +If you have multifactor authentication setup on your gmail acocunt, you will +need to generate an app-specific password for use with 'git send-email'. Visit +https://security.google.com/settings/security/apppasswords to setup an +app-specific password. Once setup, you can store it with the credentials +helper: + + $ git credential fill + protocol=smtp + host=smtp.gmail.com + username=youname@gmail.com + password=app-password + + Once your commits are ready to be sent to the mailing list, run the following commands: -- 2.8.0 ``` ## Junio C Hamano, 2016-05-27 21:06 Subject: Re: [PATCH] Documentation: add instructions to help setup gmail 2FA Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/xmqqpos7p5vy.fsf%40gitster.mtv.corp.google.com In-Reply-To: <1464381597-27634-1-git-send-email-rappazzo@gmail.com> ``` Michael Rappazzo writes: > For those who use two-factor authentication with gmail, git-send-email > will not work unless it is setup with an app-specific password. The > example for setting up git-send-email for use with gmail will now > include information on generating and storing the app-specific password. > --- Sounds good. We'd need your sign-off in order to be able to use this patch, though. > Documentation/git-send-email.txt | 13 +++++++++++++ > 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/Documentation/git-send-email.txt b/Documentation/git-send-email.txt > index 771a7b5..edbba3a 100644 > --- a/Documentation/git-send-email.txt > +++ b/Documentation/git-send-email.txt > @@ -450,6 +450,19 @@ edit ~/.gitconfig to specify your account settings: > smtpUser = yourname@gmail.com > smtpServerPort = 587 > > +If you have multifactor authentication setup on your gmail acocunt, you will > +need to generate an app-specific password for use with 'git send-email'. Visit > +https://security.google.com/settings/security/apppasswords to setup an > +app-specific password. Once setup, you can store it with the credentials > +helper: > + > + $ git credential fill > + protocol=smtp > + host=smtp.gmail.com > + username=youname@gmail.com > + password=app-password > + > + > Once your commits are ready to be sent to the mailing list, run the > following commands: ``` ## Mike Rappazzo, 2016-05-27 21:17 Subject: Re: [PATCH] Documentation: add instructions to help setup gmail 2FA Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/CANoM8SV6%3DFita3a4y7c51OKmhD-r9ASjxMJWcwm%3DN2HD1Pd3fQ%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: ``` On Fri, May 27, 2016 at 5:06 PM, Junio C Hamano wrote: > Michael Rappazzo writes: > >> For those who use two-factor authentication with gmail, git-send-email >> will not work unless it is setup with an app-specific password. The >> example for setting up git-send-email for use with gmail will now >> include information on generating and storing the app-specific password. >> --- > > Sounds good. We'd need your sign-off in order to be able to use > this patch, though. > Signed-off-by: Michael Rappazzo >> Documentation/git-send-email.txt | 13 +++++++++++++ >> 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) >> >> diff --git a/Documentation/git-send-email.txt b/Documentation/git-send-email.txt >> index 771a7b5..edbba3a 100644 >> --- a/Documentation/git-send-email.txt >> +++ b/Documentation/git-send-email.txt >> @@ -450,6 +450,19 @@ edit ~/.gitconfig to specify your account settings: >> smtpUser = yourname@gmail.com >> smtpServerPort = 587 >> >> +If you have multifactor authentication setup on your gmail acocunt, you will >> +need to generate an app-specific password for use with 'git send-email'. Visit >> +https://security.google.com/settings/security/apppasswords to setup an >> +app-specific password. Once setup, you can store it with the credentials >> +helper: >> + >> + $ git credential fill >> + protocol=smtp >> + host=smtp.gmail.com >> + username=youname@gmail.com >> + password=app-password >> + >> + >> Once your commits are ready to be sent to the mailing list, run the >> following commands: ```