How to change the user authentication credentials details in TortoiseGit

TortoiseGit is a git client for working with git-based projects.

Sometimes we need to change the git login detail configuration in TortoiseSVN Client.

This post discusses multiple methods for changing user login details to a git repository in TortoiseGit.

• Change user login details for the git repository
• Password expired and needs to authenticate to the git repository
• Saving username and password in torotisegit

TortoiseGit change user Authentication configuration

There are multiple ways to configure User Authentication Configuration.

• Delete Authentication Data
  • Open any folder in File Explorer
  • Right-click on space, Context Menu shown
  • Select TortoiseGit and Settings, It shows Settings Window.
  • Select the Saved Data tab
  • Click on the Clear or Clear All button beside Authentication Data, For some users these buttons are disabled, check the next section: delete cache Section
  • It clears all authentication user data to applications.
  • Click on Ok to close the window.
  • Next time onwards, if you log in with the TortoiseGit repo, It asks for a username and password for user authentication and saves to Saved Data

Authentication Data shows disabled buttons, So see delete cache Section.

• Add credentials to tortoise Git

T Go to TortoiseGit -> Settings

• Select Credentials

• Enter repository, username, and password. lick Ok to save it When you log in to the git repository git.cloudhadoop1.com/app/myapp from the command line or client tools, It uses the credentials saved in Credentials in TorotiseGit.

• Using Credential Manager in Window

  • Open Control Panel

  • Select Credential Manager

  • Select Windows Credentials

  • Click on the Add Windows Credentials Link

  • It shows the form and enters the below details - Internet or Network Address: enter FQDN of repository git server. an example is git.cloudhadoop1.com - Username: Username of the git repository - Password: password - Click Ok to save it

    When you log in to the git repository git.cloudhadoop1.com/app/myapp from the command line or client tools, It uses the credentials saved in Credentials Manager for authentication.