Visual Studio Code always asking for git credentia

Question

I started using Visual Studio Code, and I was trying to save my test project into GitHub, but Visual Studio Code is always asking for my GitHub credentials.

I have installed in my PC GitHub Desktop and also Git, I already ran:

 git config --global credential.helper wincred

but still Visual Studio Code is asking for the credentials.

Any help?

here is my .gitconfig file located in the user profile folfer:

    [filter "lfs"]
    clean = git-lfs clean %f
    smudge = git-lfs smudge %f
    required = true
[user]
    name = ddieppa
[user]
    email = [e-mail]
[credential]
    helper = wincred

Here is the popup windows asking for the credentials:

I enter my GitHub credentials in the popup, but still getting this error in the Git output window in Visual Studio Code:

remote: Anonymous access to ddieppa/LineOfBizApp.git denied.
fatal: Authentication failed for 'https://github.com/ddieppa/LineOfBizApp.git/'

Answer 1

For me I had setup my remote repo with an SSH key but git could not find them because the HOMEDRIVE environment variable was automatically getting set to a network share due to my company's domain policy. Changing that environment variable in my shell prior to launching code . caused VSCode to inherit the correct environment variable and viola no more connection errors in the git output window.

Now I just have to figure out how to override the domain policy so HOMEDRIVE is always pointing to my local c:\users\marvhen directory which is the default location for the .ssh directory.

Answer 2

Use ssh instead of http/https.

You will need to set ssh keys on your local machine, upload them to your git server and replace the url form http:// to git:// and you will not need to use passwords anymore.

If you cant use ssh add this to your config:

[credential "https://example.com"]
    username = me

documents are here.

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Using ssh key in github

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Simply follow those steps and you will set up your ssh key in no time:

• Generate a new ssh key (or skip this step if you already have a key)
  ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "your@email"

• Once you have your key set in home/.ssh directory (or Users/<your user>.ssh under windows), open it and copy the content

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How to add sh key to github account?

• Login to github account
• Click on the rancher on the top right (Settings)
  
• Click on the SSH keys
  
• Click on the Add ssh key
  
• Paste your key and save

And you all set to go :-)

Answer 3

The following steps walk you through how to:

1. Generate SSH keys (without passphrase**)
2. Add the public key generated in step 1 to your Git repository
3. Confirm the above steps have been completed successfully
4. Make your first commit (without having to provide a username / password)

**Generating SSH keys without a passphrase is unwise if your work is particularly sensitive.

OS - Fedora 28 | Editor - VS Code v1.23.0 | Repository - Git

Generate SSH keys:

• ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "[e-mail]"
• Enter file in which to save the key: Press Enter
• Enter passphrase: Press Enter
• Enter same passphrase again: Press Enter

After completing the above steps, the location of your public key is shown in the terminal window. If the currently logged in user is 'bob' the location of your public key would be /home/bob/.ssh/id_rsa.pub

Copy and import public key to GitHub:

• cat /home/bob/.ssh/id_rsa.pub

• Copy the whole public key that is now displayed in your terminal window to the clipboard

• Go to https://github.com and sign in
• Click the user icon in the top right corner of the screen and select Settings
• Click SSH and GPG keys
• Click New SSH key
• Enter a title, paste the public key copied to the clipboard in the first bullet point, and click Add SSH key

Confirm the above steps:

• ssh -T [e-mail]

• yes

• Hi ! You've successfully authenticated, but GitHub does not provide shell access.

First commit / push without having to enter a username / password: - touch test.txt

• git add test.txt

• git commit - opens editor, enter a message and save the file. If vi is your editor, press i once the file opens, enter a message, press esc, and then enter :x to save changes.

• git push

The only hiccup you may encounter is when you attempt to SSH to GitHub. This link will provide some assistance -

• https://help.github.com/articles/error-agent-admitted-failure-to-sign/

Happy hunting!

Answer 4

Try installing "Git Credential Manager For Windows" (and following instructions for setting up the credential manager).

When required within an app using Git (e.g. VS Code) it will "magically" open the required dialog for Visual Studio Team Services credential input.

Answer 5

All I had to do was to run this command:

git config --global credential.helper wincred

Then I was prompted for password twice.

Next time it worked without prompting me for password.

Answer 6

You should be able to set your credentials like this:

git remote set-url origin https://<USERNAME>:<PASSWORD>@bitbucket.org/path/to/repo.git

You can get the remote url like this:

git config --get remote.origin.url