Linux - How to Remove Git Credentials
I ran
git config credential.helper store
and ran
git push origin master
where I entered my credentials and they were saved.
I read that they were stored in plaintext, and so now I want to remove my credentials from being saved and entered by default.
How can I do this?
linux git credentials
asked May 29 '17 at 16:24
Max LiMax Li
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I ran
git config credential.helper store
and ran
git push origin master
where I entered my credentials and they were saved.
I read that they were stored in plaintext, and so now I want to remove my credentials from being saved and entered by default.
How can I do this?
linux git credentials
asked May 29 '17 at 16:24
Max LiMax Li
196119
add a comment |
I ran
git config credential.helper store
and ran
git push origin master
where I entered my credentials and they were saved.
I read that they were stored in plaintext, and so now I want to remove my credentials from being saved and entered by default.
How can I do this?
linux git credentials
asked May 29 '17 at 16:24
Max LiMax Li
196119
I ran
git config credential.helper store
and ran
git push origin master
where I entered my credentials and they were saved.
I read that they were stored in plaintext, and so now I want to remove my credentials from being saved and entered by default.
How can I do this?
linux git credentials
linux git credentials
asked May 29 '17 at 16:24
Max LiMax Li
196119
asked May 29 '17 at 16:24
Max LiMax Li
196119
asked May 29 '17 at 16:24
Max LiMax Li
196119
asked May 29 '17 at 16:24
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asked May 29 '17 at 16:24
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Run the following command in the terminal to remove your credentials stored in the cache
git config --global --unset credential.helper
answered Oct 16 '17 at 7:16
CoderCoder
42644
3
This is the answer.
– Aerin
Aug 9 '18 at 4:02
After running this command, my credentials are still stored in ~/.git-credentials. (Ubuntu 18.04, git version 2.17.1) So as in @torek's answer, you should delete this file as well.
– mh8020
Feb 6 at 14:25
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Your credentials are stored in the file you (or the thing using git credential-store) specified when you (or it) ran the command, as described in the documentation. The default is $HOME/.git-credentials. You should be able to open this file in your editor and edit it, or simply remove it entirely.
Note that you may also want to change the credential helper so that these are not stored again. See the git credential-cache documentation as well, for instance.
answered May 29 '17 at 18:21
torektorek
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As he did not give any flag as global or local or system, it would take local by default, so the correct way is to move to the respective folder(repository) and type this command
git config --local --unset credential.helper
or
git config --unset credential.helper
Reference: https://www.atlassian.com/git/tutorials/setting-up-a-repository/git-config
answered Oct 5 '18 at 13:26
Karthik KannanKarthik Kannan
555
1
Thank you so much. It works for me :)
– Quy Le
Dec 7 '18 at 8:23
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If you would like the daemon to exit early, forgetting all cached credentials before their timeout, you can issue an exit action, run the following command.
git credential-cache exit
answered Jun 20 '18 at 15:29
Atchyut NagabhairavaAtchyut Nagabhairava
4692818
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None of the above solutions worked for me. I revoked the access by deletion of the token I had generated the machine.
I logged into GitHub webpage went to:
click picture > settings > Developer settings > Personal access tokens > delete the token for that particular machine
answered Nov 16 '18 at 2:36
Sheece GardaziSheece Gardazi
13110
add a comment |
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Run the following command in the terminal to remove your credentials stored in the cache
git config --global --unset credential.helper
answered Oct 16 '17 at 7:16
CoderCoder
42644
3
This is the answer.
– Aerin
Aug 9 '18 at 4:02
After running this command, my credentials are still stored in ~/.git-credentials. (Ubuntu 18.04, git version 2.17.1) So as in @torek's answer, you should delete this file as well.
– mh8020
Feb 6 at 14:25
add a comment |
Run the following command in the terminal to remove your credentials stored in the cache
git config --global --unset credential.helper
answered Oct 16 '17 at 7:16
CoderCoder
42644
3
This is the answer.
– Aerin
Aug 9 '18 at 4:02
After running this command, my credentials are still stored in ~/.git-credentials. (Ubuntu 18.04, git version 2.17.1) So as in @torek's answer, you should delete this file as well.
– mh8020
Feb 6 at 14:25
add a comment |
Run the following command in the terminal to remove your credentials stored in the cache
git config --global --unset credential.helper
answered Oct 16 '17 at 7:16
CoderCoder
42644
Run the following command in the terminal to remove your credentials stored in the cache
git config --global --unset credential.helper
answered Oct 16 '17 at 7:16
CoderCoder
42644
answered Oct 16 '17 at 7:16
CoderCoder
42644
answered Oct 16 '17 at 7:16
CoderCoder
42644
answered Oct 16 '17 at 7:16
CoderCoder
42644
42644
3
This is the answer.
– Aerin
Aug 9 '18 at 4:02
After running this command, my credentials are still stored in ~/.git-credentials. (Ubuntu 18.04, git version 2.17.1) So as in @torek's answer, you should delete this file as well.
– mh8020
Feb 6 at 14:25
add a comment |
3
This is the answer.
– Aerin
Aug 9 '18 at 4:02
After running this command, my credentials are still stored in ~/.git-credentials. (Ubuntu 18.04, git version 2.17.1) So as in @torek's answer, you should delete this file as well.
– mh8020
Feb 6 at 14:25
3
3
This is the answer.
– Aerin
Aug 9 '18 at 4:02
This is the answer.
– Aerin
Aug 9 '18 at 4:02
After running this command, my credentials are still stored in ~/.git-credentials. (Ubuntu 18.04, git version 2.17.1) So as in @torek's answer, you should delete this file as well.
– mh8020
Feb 6 at 14:25
After running this command, my credentials are still stored in ~/.git-credentials. (Ubuntu 18.04, git version 2.17.1) So as in @torek's answer, you should delete this file as well.
– mh8020
Feb 6 at 14:25
add a comment |
Your credentials are stored in the file you (or the thing using git credential-store) specified when you (or it) ran the command, as described in the documentation. The default is $HOME/.git-credentials. You should be able to open this file in your editor and edit it, or simply remove it entirely.
Note that you may also want to change the credential helper so that these are not stored again. See the git credential-cache documentation as well, for instance.
answered May 29 '17 at 18:21
torektorek
196k18244323
add a comment |
Your credentials are stored in the file you (or the thing using git credential-store) specified when you (or it) ran the command, as described in the documentation. The default is $HOME/.git-credentials. You should be able to open this file in your editor and edit it, or simply remove it entirely.
Note that you may also want to change the credential helper so that these are not stored again. See the git credential-cache documentation as well, for instance.
answered May 29 '17 at 18:21
torektorek
196k18244323
add a comment |
Your credentials are stored in the file you (or the thing using git credential-store) specified when you (or it) ran the command, as described in the documentation. The default is $HOME/.git-credentials. You should be able to open this file in your editor and edit it, or simply remove it entirely.
Note that you may also want to change the credential helper so that these are not stored again. See the git credential-cache documentation as well, for instance.
answered May 29 '17 at 18:21
torektorek
196k18244323
Your credentials are stored in the file you (or the thing using git credential-store) specified when you (or it) ran the command, as described in the documentation. The default is $HOME/.git-credentials. You should be able to open this file in your editor and edit it, or simply remove it entirely.
Note that you may also want to change the credential helper so that these are not stored again. See the git credential-cache documentation as well, for instance.
answered May 29 '17 at 18:21
torektorek
196k18244323
answered May 29 '17 at 18:21
torektorek
196k18244323
answered May 29 '17 at 18:21
torektorek
196k18244323
answered May 29 '17 at 18:21
torektorek
196k18244323
196k18244323
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As he did not give any flag as global or local or system, it would take local by default, so the correct way is to move to the respective folder(repository) and type this command
git config --local --unset credential.helper
or
git config --unset credential.helper
Reference: https://www.atlassian.com/git/tutorials/setting-up-a-repository/git-config
answered Oct 5 '18 at 13:26
Karthik KannanKarthik Kannan
555
1
Thank you so much. It works for me :)
– Quy Le
Dec 7 '18 at 8:23
add a comment |
As he did not give any flag as global or local or system, it would take local by default, so the correct way is to move to the respective folder(repository) and type this command
git config --local --unset credential.helper
or
git config --unset credential.helper
Reference: https://www.atlassian.com/git/tutorials/setting-up-a-repository/git-config
answered Oct 5 '18 at 13:26
Karthik KannanKarthik Kannan
555
1
Thank you so much. It works for me :)
– Quy Le
Dec 7 '18 at 8:23
add a comment |
As he did not give any flag as global or local or system, it would take local by default, so the correct way is to move to the respective folder(repository) and type this command
git config --local --unset credential.helper
or
git config --unset credential.helper
Reference: https://www.atlassian.com/git/tutorials/setting-up-a-repository/git-config
answered Oct 5 '18 at 13:26
Karthik KannanKarthik Kannan
555
As he did not give any flag as global or local or system, it would take local by default, so the correct way is to move to the respective folder(repository) and type this command
git config --local --unset credential.helper
or
git config --unset credential.helper
Reference: https://www.atlassian.com/git/tutorials/setting-up-a-repository/git-config
answered Oct 5 '18 at 13:26
Karthik KannanKarthik Kannan
555
answered Oct 5 '18 at 13:26
Karthik KannanKarthik Kannan
555
answered Oct 5 '18 at 13:26
Karthik KannanKarthik Kannan
555
answered Oct 5 '18 at 13:26
Karthik KannanKarthik Kannan
555
555
1
Thank you so much. It works for me :)
– Quy Le
Dec 7 '18 at 8:23
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1
Thank you so much. It works for me :)
– Quy Le
Dec 7 '18 at 8:23
1
1
Thank you so much. It works for me :)
– Quy Le
Dec 7 '18 at 8:23
Thank you so much. It works for me :)
– Quy Le
Dec 7 '18 at 8:23
add a comment |
If you would like the daemon to exit early, forgetting all cached credentials before their timeout, you can issue an exit action, run the following command.
git credential-cache exit
answered Jun 20 '18 at 15:29
Atchyut NagabhairavaAtchyut Nagabhairava
4692818
add a comment |
If you would like the daemon to exit early, forgetting all cached credentials before their timeout, you can issue an exit action, run the following command.
git credential-cache exit
answered Jun 20 '18 at 15:29
Atchyut NagabhairavaAtchyut Nagabhairava
4692818
add a comment |
If you would like the daemon to exit early, forgetting all cached credentials before their timeout, you can issue an exit action, run the following command.
git credential-cache exit
answered Jun 20 '18 at 15:29
Atchyut NagabhairavaAtchyut Nagabhairava
4692818
If you would like the daemon to exit early, forgetting all cached credentials before their timeout, you can issue an exit action, run the following command.
git credential-cache exit
answered Jun 20 '18 at 15:29
Atchyut NagabhairavaAtchyut Nagabhairava
4692818
answered Jun 20 '18 at 15:29
Atchyut NagabhairavaAtchyut Nagabhairava
4692818
answered Jun 20 '18 at 15:29
Atchyut NagabhairavaAtchyut Nagabhairava
4692818
answered Jun 20 '18 at 15:29
Atchyut NagabhairavaAtchyut Nagabhairava
4692818
4692818
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add a comment |
None of the above solutions worked for me. I revoked the access by deletion of the token I had generated the machine.
I logged into GitHub webpage went to:
click picture > settings > Developer settings > Personal access tokens > delete the token for that particular machine
answered Nov 16 '18 at 2:36
Sheece GardaziSheece Gardazi
13110
add a comment |
None of the above solutions worked for me. I revoked the access by deletion of the token I had generated the machine.
I logged into GitHub webpage went to:
click picture > settings > Developer settings > Personal access tokens > delete the token for that particular machine
answered Nov 16 '18 at 2:36
Sheece GardaziSheece Gardazi
13110
add a comment |
None of the above solutions worked for me. I revoked the access by deletion of the token I had generated the machine.
I logged into GitHub webpage went to:
click picture > settings > Developer settings > Personal access tokens > delete the token for that particular machine
answered Nov 16 '18 at 2:36
Sheece GardaziSheece Gardazi
13110
None of the above solutions worked for me. I revoked the access by deletion of the token I had generated the machine.
I logged into GitHub webpage went to:
click picture > settings > Developer settings > Personal access tokens > delete the token for that particular machine
answered Nov 16 '18 at 2:36
Sheece GardaziSheece Gardazi
13110
answered Nov 16 '18 at 2:36
Sheece GardaziSheece Gardazi
13110
answered Nov 16 '18 at 2:36
Sheece GardaziSheece Gardazi
13110
answered Nov 16 '18 at 2:36
Sheece GardaziSheece Gardazi
13110
13110
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