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
andSettings
, It shows Settings Window. - Select the
Saved Data
tab - Click on the
Clear
orClear 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
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Select
Credentials
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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.
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Using Credential Manager in Window
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Open Control Panel
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Select Credential Manager
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Select Windows Credentials
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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 itWhen 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.
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