On Sunday, June 8, 2014 8:34:32 PM UTC+2, wkevin wrote: > > Hello, > I an working against a git server where I need to enter the password > each time I > perform git clone. > Is there a way to set some entry in a git configuration file, like is > done with user.name, for example, (security is not an issue here as > this repository does not contain real secured things), so that I will > not have to use this password anymore ? > > Note that Git is a transport and storage protocol which doesn't involve itself with authentication, so you need to automate (or remove) authentication in the surrounding platform, depending on which protocol and Git server (which you offered very little detail about by the way) you are using.
I think one of these is the answers you are looking for, in order of which option is more likely to fit, statistically: a) You want to set up a SSH keypair and clone over SSH [1]. The urls for this typically look something like git@server:path/to/repo or ssh://user@server:path/to/repo. Your SSH key will take care of the authentication for you, so you're not prompted for password (unless you have protected the key with a passphrase, in which case you'll be prompted for the passphrase once in a while. b) You are cloning over HTTP(S). In this case you have a couple of options: (1) Hard-code your username and password in the .netrc file, or set up some credential helper so you will only be prompted for password once in a while [2]. c) You are in control of the Git server yourself, in which case you can expose a repository open to all, using the Git daemon, and never be prompted for password again - urls will start with git:// [3] [1] http://git-scm.com/book/en/Git-on-the-Server-Getting-Git-on-a-Server (section on SSH access) and http://git-scm.com/book/en/Git-on-the-Server-Generating-Your-SSH-Public-Key [2] https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/STASH/Permanently+authenticating+with+Git+repositories [3] http://git-scm.com/book/en/Git-on-the-Server-Git-Daemon -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Git for human beings" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to git-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
