Can't authenticate with Altium software

Question

Hi there!

I want to use bitbucket to control version Altium files. I folowed the steps in Altium to configure all the steps but when I am asked for the username and password, after entering my credentials it "starts" to upload the files.. but after a couple of seconds stack at 0% it launches an error window that says:

Authentication failed for "https://myrepository..."

Invalid username or password

Details: too many redirects or authentication replays

I checked that I entered the credentials correctly (and definitely I did. I tried a lot of times) but nothing happens, always the same error.

Any idea?

Thanks for the help

Patrik S · Answer

Hello @Bob Kruse ,

Thank you for sharing addittional context.

From your tests the credentials does not seem to be the issue here, and the fact that you are able to successfully clone/push from tortoiuse git indicates the issue is mostly likely with the configuration of Altium.

Checking the screenshot you attached though, it seems like you Altium configuration is considering the repository as SVN, instead of git, and this might be causing the error. This is also reinforced by the fact the error message when you clicked "Test" is not complaining about authentication but with the address of your repository.

As this is a third-party application, I don't really have much knowledge on how it's configured other than what I could find in Altium's documentation, so in this case I would suggest looking for any setting in the screen that you shared that allows to change the repository from SVN to Git.

If it does not work, I would recommend following the steps outlined on Altium's official documentation of how to integrate with a git repository.

Thank you, @Bob Kruse .

Kind regards,

Patrik S

Bob Kruse · Answer

Thank you Patrick,

It failed again. This time with an all-permissions app password and my username.

This is the path to the source files:https://bitbucket.org/xxxxx/900831/src/master/

Where do I find the log files? I wasn't able to find one for Altium, but maybe there is one somewhere.

here is the test button output:

Thanks, Bob

Patrik S · Answer

Hello @Bob Kruse ,

Could you try creating a new app password with all the permissions checked and test how it goes? When copying/pasting the app password make sure there's no leading/trailing spaces

Also, please make sure to use your bitbucket username as the User Name field for personal settings.

In case the above does not work, could you share the full log output containing the error you are facing and also the result of when you click the "Test" button?

Thank you, @Bob Kruse .

Kind regards,

Patrik S