Git bash for Windows NOT prompting for password

Question

I am student, and very new to version control software so I am having trouble figuring this out. I am using a Google code Git repository. To access this repository I am using Git Bash on Windows 7. The problem is that when I reach the push step, I am not being prompted for a password. For example:

First I set global variables like this:

git config --global user.name "Your Name"
git config --global user.email [email protected] 

Cloned

$ git clone https://[email protected]/p/repository/

Then I made changes to files / added new files etc. and added

$ git add .

Committed

$ git commit -m "Message"

Pulled to make sure I am up to date

$ git pull
Already up-to-date.

But when I push I am not prompted for password

$ git push origin master
fatal: remote error: Invalid username/password.
You may need to use your generated googlecode.com password; see https://code.goo
gle.com/hosting/settings

Any suggestions? Thanks.

Answer 1

For similar issues NOT specific to machine.google.com, you can try removing or updating the saved git password in windows credential manager. My system had my old password saved:

1. Start
2. Type: Credential Manager
3. Double-Click the Windows Credential Manager shortcut
4. Click on the "Windows Credentials" tab.
5. Locate the credentials that you want removed, they will start with "git:" and might begin with "ada:"
6. Click on the credential entry, it will open a details view of the entry.
7. Click Remove to remove, or Edit to Update the password

credit: https://github.com/Microsoft/Git-Credential-Manager-for-Windows/issues/141