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On Windows git pull and clone for Google cloud repository pops credential manager dialog box

Pulling from an existing clone

git pull

or cloning Google cloud repository with gcloud

gcloud source repos clone default my_repo

produces the following dialog box: enter image description here

How do I configure git so that it uses gcloud credentials automatically?

Solution

  • If you run

    C:\> git config --list --system
credential.helper=manager

    and get a setting for credential.helper like above, it will have precedence over gcloud installed credential helper.

    You can unset it via (possibly as administrator)

    C:\> git config --system --unset credential.helper

    Now

    C:\> gcloud source repos clone default my_repo

    should work and

    C:\> cd my_repo
C:\my_repo> git config --list

    should display

    credential.helper="gcloud.cmd"