Fork and GCM

[dunajski]

Few of my workmates have problem with credentials. Occasionally, when they fetch pop-up Windows GCM to login to repository. We found out that the problem can be with login and user.name especially after Fork update. In our situation, this is private repo and we use diffrent login and user.name (that's normal), where login looks NameSurname and then user.name looks Name Surname. When problem occurs changing, Windows GCM pop-up and we need to login again and then our user.names change to login. I couldn't find more. Is there any solution for that? I've to admit this is not happening for everyone.

How Paddle-Fork and git: credential works in Windows GCM?

[DanPristupov]

/just updated with more details/

Fork doesn't change user.name without user request.

When problem occurs changing, Windows GCM pop-up and we need to login again and then our user.names change to login.

Do you use Kraken? I received many reports that some application changed user.name silently and it turned out to be Git Kraken.

When problem occurs changing, Windows GCM pop-up and we need to login again and then our user.names change to login. I couldn't find more. Is there any solution for that?

GCM shouldn't touch git config.

How Paddle-Fork and git: credential works in Windows GCM?

Paddle is definitely not related.

[dunajski]

Do you use Kraken? I received many reports that some application changed user.name silently and it turned out to be Git Kraken.

No.

GCM shouldn't touch git config.

I know but it looks like somehow Fork had lost credentials and when fetch gcm window poped-up to log in again and then it changed user.name to version without space between, NameSurname.

[DanPristupov]

Are you sure you see the GCM window? Open Terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run git config --system credential.helper manager to be sure.

I just checked the source code.

Fork changes global credentials in two cases:

• In Welcome Dialog after the first install
• When username in Fork Preferences dialog (Ctrl+,) is modified by user

Fork changes local username in one case:

• When username in Repository Preferences dialog is modified by user

Try to think what other tools can be involved. IDE, hooks?

[dunajski]

yeah but, there is a connection between login and user.name? I think it shouldn't. I'll look for what else can "mix" credentials.

[DanPristupov]

There is no connection between authentication and the user.name.

I'll look for what else can "mix" credentials.

First find out what particular file contain those changes: $ git config --list --show-origin

Then check the modification time of this file. Try to recall what happened at this time.