# git push => git: 'credential-winstore' is not a git command. 3 messages from 2018-05-20 to 2018-05-23. Participants: Chris, Jeff King. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/48529 ## Chris, 2018-05-20 15:17 Subject: git push => git: 'credential-winstore' is not a git command. Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/CAN_7rfcZHkbfaVO5A989Dza-zu7eRSPTKag9pcyB4v9%3DHWbKKQ%40mail.gmail.com ``` Hi, Windows 10 git version 2.17.0.windows.1 I'm having a problem very similar to this one: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11693074/git-credential-cache-is-not-a-git-command One of the comments on the question suggests this command: 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]. What can I do to get rid of this annoying message (and, for all I know, potential symptom of a larger problem)? Thanks, Chris ``` ## Jeff King, 2018-05-23 06:16 Subject: Re: git push => git: 'credential-winstore' is not a git command. Message-ID: <20180523061652.GA13157@sigill.intra.peff.net> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20180523061652.GA13157%40sigill.intra.peff.net In-Reply-To: ``` 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 ``` ## Chris, 2018-05-23 11:57 Subject: Re: git push => git: 'credential-winstore' is not a git command. Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/CAN_7rfdoJOgD0GYg_E8EW%2BVgXrxNpdx8GsVa%3Dwa1tAbDZ2C%2B3w%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: <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 wrote: > 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 ```