Re: Push from an SSH Terminal

On Fri, Feb 03, 2012 at 10:50:02AM -0500, Feanil Patel wrote:

I tried looking for an answer to my problem online without much luck,
perhaps you can help me.  I'm SSHed from my laptop(Comp A) over to a
computer(Comp B) that has my git repo on it. I made some changes and
comitted them. Now I want to push them to my other server(Comp C). The
repository is password protected so if I'm physically at Comp B, I get
a gui prompt for my username and password. However Comp A does not
have X Forwarding setup to Comp B so I can't get the gui interface for
the username and password when I try to do the push.  Is there an
alternative way to provide my credentials when doing a git push that
does not require a gui?

Git should prompt you on the terminal (i.e., the ssh session) if it
needs credentials. If it is not, and the terminal is accessible, it
might be a bug. There were some fixes around this area that went into
1.7.9; you might try using that version.

Also, 1.7.9 ships with support for credential helper scripts, which can
help you avoid putting in your password less frequently (see "git help
credentials" in git 1.7.9).

-Peff