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How to set app password in Git Bash (command prompt)

zaktan

Hello!

Can anybody suggest - how to set Bitbucket app paaword into Git Bash client? I tried to set it just like "git config --global user.password=""" but it doesn't work. The warning from bitbucket is showing after every push.

In official documentation there is instructions only for SourceTree. Nothing about git Bash.

Thanks.

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Norbert Csupka

Hi @zaktan ,

Thank you for contacting Atlassian Community, I'm Norbert and I'm a Bitbucket Cloud Support Engineer, it's nice to meet with you.

To save the credentials in your computer, I can recommend you to do these steps:

First run:

git config --global credential.helper store

After you ran this command, please clone a repository by doing:

git clone https://yourusername@bitbucket.org/workspace/repository

When you clone the repository, please provide your password, once you provided the password a ~/.git-credentials file should be present in your home directory. Please keep in mind, that this file is in plaintext on your PC's disk, everyone on your computer can access it.

Please let me know how it goes, I'm here to help.

Best Regards,
Norbert
Atlassian Bitbucket Cloud Support

zaktan

Hi!

Is there a way without cloning repository? My repo is big and heavy and I don't need to download it, I already have it on my PC.

Also I've tried to make .git-credentials file myself with content format:

https://apppw_name:apppw_password@bitbucket.org/workspace/repository

but nothing works. Need help.

P.S. and also when started to clone repository - no passwords was asked.

Norbert Csupka

Hi @zaktan

I'd like to inform you that the .git-credential file is stored in your home directory (C:\Users\username\.git-credential and the format is the following for the .git-credential file:

https://username:password@bitbucket.org

Also I'd like to inform you that instead of "git clone", you can also run the "git pull" command.

Before running the "git pull" command, can I ask you to access the "Credential Manager" in your Windows system and try to delete all the Git related credentials?

Please let me know how it goes.

Best Regards,
Norbert
Atlassian Bitbucket Cloud Support

zaktan

Hi @Norbert Csupka
I'm the only one person who pushes commits to this repository. And because of this I have nothing to pull from it.

In my windows home directory I had the .git-credentials file, where was my bitbucket account username and password. I changed username to AppPassword Label and password to AppPassword itself. Is it right?

I suppose it isn't, cuz the warning in command line after push was showed again after this change.

vadiks93

Hi I tried several attempts / ways via git bash on windows 11,

reinstalled git bash, deleted / changed configs etc... none of these worked

I created the app password on Bitbucket as per indicated steps

and went to Control Panel -> Credential Helper,

edit on git:https://bitbucket.org and set the app password,

after done this I committed and pushed a new change and did not receive anymore the warning

remote: You are using an account password for Git over HTTPS.
remote: Beginning March 1, 2022, users are required to use app passwords
remote: for Git over HTTPS.