GitSync - Invalid Credentials

[aormsby]

I have a Github repository that I'm trying to sync with my Plastic repository, but I only seem to be able to sync one way. My first sync works only if I don't put in a username/password, and I can successfully sync the Plastic repo with my Github repo. However, when I check-in a change and then try to sync with git again, I always get the error "The credentials introduced for this repository are not valid". This is true not matter what I put into the username/password boxes, even if they remain empty as before.

 

Now, I assume that the username and password asked for are the u/p combo I use to log on to Github. But it's not working. Why? How can I fix this?

 

The repo I'm testing: https://github.com/aormsby/LittleTools-Unity.git

[aormsby]

Hey, I figured out the problem through some extensive research of my own and, I thought I'd leave the fix here for anyone else with this problem since it isn't documented anywhere as far as I can tell. It turns out I actually blocked myself out by using 2-factor authentication on Github, and PlasticSCM doesn't work with 2FA by default. That's why my username/password combination wasn't working when I tried to sync with git. In order to bypass this problem, I had to generate a personal access token in the Github 'Application' settings and then use that as my password in PlasticSCM. Everything works just fine now, and I'm happy as can be.

[manu]

Hi!

 

Thanks! I wasn't aware of this problem so thank you for giving us the resolution!

[Sam]

On 6/22/2014 at 9:30 PM, aormsby said:

I had to generate a personal access token in the Github 'Application' settings and then use that as my password in PlasticSCM.

It is now in 'Developer settings' (settings -> developer settings -> personal access token -> generate new token), but the solution is still working 5 years later ;-). Thank a lot !

https://help.github.com/en/github/authenticating-to-github/creating-a-personal-access-token-for-the-command-line