git-ecosystem / git-ecosystem/git-credential-manager
Git keep asking me password after changing system user's password
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Description
Version
GCM 2.5.1
Operating system
Windows
OS version or distribution
Windows 11 Pro
Git hosting provider(s)
Bitbucket Cloud
Other hosting provider
No response
(Azure DevOps only) What format is your remote URL?
None
Can you access the remote repository directly in the browser?
Yes, I can access the repository
Expected behavior
It should use existing saved password.
Actual behavior
Ask me to input password again.
Logs
Background:
My PC has enforced a Windows AD rule which needs to change the password every 90 days.
I have installed the latest version of Git (2.46.0) and GCM (2.5.1).
I'm using Bitbucket Cloud and its app password, for some reason, I cannot use SSH to access the code repository.
Question:
Every time I change the system user's password, Git asks me to input the app password again. I want to know if it's an expected action. Thanks.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No file, test, or entry point is named in the report. Start by reproducing the behavior on Windows 11 with Git 2.46.0, GCM 2.5.1, Bitbucket Cloud, and an app password after an AD password change; determine whether reauthentication is expected and document or correct the observed credential handling.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- git
- Domain
- authentication
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100