Git server password issue - Sourcetree 2.0.19.1 on Windows 10

Question

After an update to 2.0.19.1 my git server keeps responding wth authentication failure.

Upon going to Tools->Authetication no accounts were listed - normally I would delete the stored password associated with the account and then get prompted for the password on the next fetch - this did not happen like before.

I ended up deleting the passwords file in %localappdata%\Atlassian\SourceTree\ and upon restarting the app and doing a fetch I was prompted again.

Maybe someone else has had a similar experience?

Kind regards

Jesús Lunar Pérez · Answer

This issue is still happening in 2.3.1.0 version.

Ana Retamal · Answer

I'm glad to hear that your issue was solved, Jaques, and thanks for sharing with the community :)

Have a nice day!

Ana

sharkyza · Answer

Hi Ana, thanks for your reply.
Unfortunately I'm not sure if Git Credential Manager is being used. My setup is that I have is Win10 with Git scm installed and afterward SourceTree installed.

I was not prompted for a password at all - hence the server response of Authentication Failure - too many login attempts.

However, I do want to mention that my issue was resolved by deleting the file as mentioned in my post - after that and restarting the app I was prompted for my password again, which was then accepted, and is now functioning normally.