microsoft / microsoft/VFSForGit

Issue with clone on macOS

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Description

Successfully built from source for macOS but clone is failing. Details below.
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Clone parameters:
Repo URL: https://damoando@dev.azure.com/damoando/firstProject/_git/firstProject
Branch: Default
Cache Server: Default
Local Cache: /Users/damiananderson/.gvfsCache
Destination: /Users/damiananderson/firstProject
Authenticating...Failed. Run 'gvfs log /Users/damiananderson/firstProject' for more info.
Cannot clone because authentication failed: git: 'credential-osxkeychain' is not a git command. See 'git --help'.
git: 'credential-osxkeychain' is not a git command. See 'git --help'.
git: 'credential-osxkeychain' is not a git command. See 'git --help'.
git: 'credential-osxkeychain' is not a git command. See 'git --help'.
fatal: could not read Password for 'https://damoando@dev.azure.com/damoando/firstProject/_git/firstProject': terminal prompts disabled

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Research direction

Start by running gvfs log /Users/damiananderson/firstProject and review the reported authentication failure, especially the missing credential-osxkeychain command. Done means cloning the Azure DevOps repository on macOS authenticates successfully without terminal prompts.

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Assessment

Tech stack
git, macos
Domain
authentication, cli
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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