I really dont get Git 2.41.0 and its crude git credential-cache manager:
When I test git credential-cache with the below script (setsid test.sh).
if it can report 3 different passwords it will fail with
fatal: could not read Username for 'https://www.server.com/repos/1.git': No such device or address
on the first run, and when the script runs a second time it will pass happily.
The git credential-store on the other hand does not work at all and on the first git credential fill prompt the user.
Question: What is going on here. This makes no sense and results in peculiar fails on CI
Note: setsid is to detach from the controlling terminal that git does not prompt or something.
*Note: We need useHttpPath=true to tell Git to use the path in credential fill statements (AFAIK).
#!/bin/bash
set -e
# set -x
# IMPORTANT: =======================================
# Execute this script inside a container
# and check if it reports all password correctly
#
# ==================================================
# git credential-cache exit || true
git config --global --unset-all credential.helper || true
git config --global --add credential.helper ""
# git config --global --add credential.helper "store" # Does not work at all.
git config --global --add credential.helper "cache --timeout=7200"
git config --global "credential.https://www.server.com/repos/1.git.useHttpPath" true
git config --global "credential.https://www.server.com/repos/2.git.useHttpPath" true
export GIT_TRACE=1
# Add 3 credentials, 2 specifics with `path=`
# 1 with general host.
{
echo "protocol=https"
echo "host=www.server.com"
echo "path=repos/1.git"
echo "username=banana"
echo "password=banana1"
} | git credential approve
{
echo "protocol=https"
echo "host=www.server.com"
echo "path=repos/2.git"
echo "username=banana"
echo "password=banana2"
} | git credential approve
{
echo "protocol=https"
echo "host=www.server.com"
echo "username=banana"
echo "password=general"
} | git credential approve
echo "Check the credentials"
# Check it
{
echo "protocol=https"
echo "host=www.server.com"
echo "path=repos/1.git"
} | git credential fill | grep -q "password=banana1" || {
echo "wrong pass banana1"
exit 1
}
{
echo "protocol=https"
echo "host=www.server.com"
echo "path=repos/2.git"
} | git credential fill | grep -q "password=banana2" || {
echo "wrong pass banana2"
exit 1
}
{
echo "protocol=https"
echo "host=www.server.com"
} | git credential fill | grep -q "password=general" || {
echo "wrong pass general"
exit 1
}
echo "all passwords correctly reported"
