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.
Thanks
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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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
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