[BUG] Git 2.42: Fork asks repository credentials on every operation

[andToxa]

Using last version of git for windows 2.42.0 and on every try to fetch, pull or push operation Fork asks credentials. When you click cancel, an error message occurs:

git: 'credential-manager-core' is not a git command. See 'git --help'.
error: unable to read askpass response from 'C:\Users\Toxa\AppData\Local\Fork\app-1.88.2\Fork.AskPass.exe'
bash: line 1: /dev/tty: No such device or address
error: failed to execute prompt script (exit code 1)
fatal: could not read Username for 'https://server.address': No such file or directory

fork.log:

◽️ 2023-09-01 11:23:16.533 Fork_Pipe21920_AskPass: received event '741'
⚠️ 2023-09-01 11:23:16.533 Unknown credentials description parameter: 'wwwauth[]=Bearer'
⚠️ 2023-09-01 11:23:16.533 Unknown credentials description parameter: 'wwwauth[]=Basic realm="https://server.address"'
⚠️ 2023-09-01 11:23:16.533 Unknown credentials description parameter: 'wwwauth[]=Negotiate'
⚠️ 2023-09-01 11:23:16.533 Unknown credentials description parameter: 'wwwauth[]=NTLM'
◽️ 2023-09-01 11:23:16.533 Fork_Pipe21920_AskPass: waiting for next event '749'
◽️ 2023-09-01 11:23:16.729 Fork_Pipe21920_AskPass: received event '749'
⚠️ 2023-09-01 11:23:16.729 Cannot parse askpass request 'Username for 'https://server.address': '
⚠️ 2023-09-01 11:23:16.734 Cannot parse askpass request 'Username for 'https://server.address': '
🔷 2023-09-01 11:24:21.980 WindowActivated
🔷 2023-09-01 11:24:21.980 Application Window Activated: skip (AskPassWindow)
◽️ 2023-09-01 11:24:21.994 Fork_Pipe21920_AskPass: waiting for next event '53'
⚠️ 2023-09-01 11:24:22.110 Git request failed '-c credential.helper="" -c credential.helper="C:/Users/Toxa/AppData/Local/Fork/app-1.88.2/Fork.AskPass.exe" -c credential.helper="manager-core" fetch --prune --all --tags --verbose --progress':
git: 'credential-manager-core' is not a git command. See 'git --help'.
error: unable to read askpass response from 'C:\Users\Toxa\AppData\Local\Fork\app-1.88.2\Fork.AskPass.exe'
bash: line 1: /dev/tty: No such device or address
error: failed to execute prompt script (exit code 1)
fatal: could not read Username for 'https://server.address': No such file or directory

[andToxa]

~seems to be fixed by deleting credentials in windows control panel and entering credentials again~

[DanPristupov]

git: 'credential-manager-core' is not a git command. See 'git --help'.

Check your global git config. It's configured to use manager-core which has been renamed to manager in the latest git.

[andToxa]

my git config contains credential.helper=manager, not manager-core

[DanPristupov]

OK... That's good to know.

Then try to log out from accounts in the File -> Accounts dialog.

[andToxa]

I am not logged in in File -> Accounts dialog because using repository on Azure DevOps server.

[DanPristupov]

Yes, but do you have any other accounts? That is important because Fork will override credential.helper value if any account item exists.

[andToxa]

After logging out other account error is gone. But what if I want to have accounts in File -> Accounts dialog?

[DanPristupov]

But what if I want to have accounts in File -> Accounts dialog?

Then you can't use them together.

This is a breaking change in Git for Windows v2.42.0.

[andToxa]

need to wait fixed Fork version with embedded git v2.42.0?

[DanPristupov]

There are many options:

• you can use the internal git instance
• you can use either git credential manager or Fork accounts, but not both of them
• you can wait for a Fork update which will handle the changed GCM name

[andToxa]

thank you! will use git credential manager until Fork update

[innuendonh]

Hello, I had the same issue and I just solved by installing an alias:

git config --global alias.credential-manager-core 'credential-manager'

[DanPristupov]

@innuendonh that's smart :).

FYI, we will release the 1.89 update tomorrow.

[innuendonh]

@innuendonh that's smart :).

FYI, we will release the 1.89 update tomorrow.

Good to know, thank you!

[DanPristupov]

We just released Fork 1.89

[pomarc]

I had the same error, with 1.89.1.0 and had to switch from Fork Git Instance (2.42.0) to the global windows instance (2.41.0) to make it disappear

[DanPristupov]

@pomarc git credential manager core is deprecated in git 2.42. You must update your global git config.

Open terminal in Fork and run:

to check the existing value:

git config --show-origin credential.helper. It must be manager, not manager-core

to change the global value to manager:

git config --global credential.helper manager

[jamesholwell]

If other Azure DevOps users find this thread and for whatever reason the above doesn't help, I found that following all the advice, then restarting my machine, changing fork to use windows git (2.42.0.windows.2) and then restarting fork was sufficient to fix the issue for me.

[DanPristupov]

@jamesholwell if you have the following error:

fatal: Cannot determine the organization name for this 'dev.azure.com' remote URL. Ensure the credential.useHttpPath configuration value is set, or set the organization name as the user in the remote URL 'dev.azure.com'.

Then you should run in terminal: git config --global credential.useHttpPath true

[jamesholwell]

@DanPristupov yes, I did have that error (I thought it was not accepting/storing the credential, but clearly I wasn't actually reading the log). I ran that in terminal and now the Fork git instance works nicely. Thanks !

[ced64k]

I had the same error and I confirm that it works with Azure DevOps over HTTPS with credential.useHttpPath true