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
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
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 [off-list ref] wrote:
On Sun, May 20, 2018 at 10:17:54AM -0500, Chris wrote:
quoted
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).
quoted
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