For secure storage use a git credentials helper. See this answer on SO: http://stackoverflow.com/a/12938677/103934
On Monday, January 28, 2013 12:49:17 PM UTC-8, Chester Chen wrote: > > Kevin, > > Thanks worked !!!! > The only draw back is that now I have the clear password in the > .netrc file. > > very much appreciated. > > Chester > > > On Monday, January 28, 2013 12:37:30 PM UTC-8, Kevin Fleming wrote: >> >> The first hit in a Google search for "git .netrc" is: >> >> https://gist.github.com/1072829 >> >> ... and it shows you exactly what to do. >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:*che...@tingatech.com*To:*jenkins...@googlegroups.com*Cc:*KEVIN >> FLEMING (BLOOMBERG/ 731 LEXIN)*Date:* 1/28 15:33 >> ------------------------------ >> >> Kevin, >> >> thanks for the reply, I am not familiar with .netrc, what should I put >> into the .netrc file ? >> >> >> Chester >> >> >> On Monday, January 28, 2013 12:23:20 PM UTC-8, Kevin Fleming wrote: >>> >>> You can create a .netrc file in the home directory of your Jenkins >>> user on the machine(s) where you are doing the git operations; this will >>> allow Git to perform HTTP authentication without actually prompting for a >>> username/password combination. >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> *From:*jenkins...@googlegroups.com*To:*jenkins...@googlegroups.com*Date: >>> * 1/28 14:49 >>> ------------------------------ >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I have the same issue with private repository. Hope someone can >>> provide a pointer. >>> >>> git version 1.7.9.5 >>> jenkins -- 1.500 >>> Jenkins GIT plug -- >>> 1.1.26<http://ec2-50-18-85-116.us-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com:9090/pluginManager/plugin/git/thirdPartyLicenses> >>> GitHub plugin -- not available from the "available plugins" . This >>> is available from the previous version of Jenkins (1.499) >>> ubuntu on AMS EC2 instance >>> >>> I have setup the ssh keys with the proper login name (email) to the >>> git hub. And put the public ssh key to the github SSHKey. >>> Tested the >>> >>> ssh -T g...@github.com >>> >>> works and authenticated. >>> >>> in Jenkins, I selected the git as repository and put the github's >>> HTTPS URL. >>> >>> With public repository, there is no problem; but with private >>> repository, I got the following error message: >>> >>> >>> Failed to connect to repository : Command "git ls-remote -h >>> https://github.com/xxxx/test.git HEAD" returned status code 128: >>> stdout: >>> stderr: fatal: Authentication failed >>> >>> >>> I tried to the same command on the command line, >>> >>> git ls-remote -h https://github.com/xxxx/test.git >>> >>> the command prompt me for the login and password, once I provides >>> the both, the commend returns me the refs results. >>> >>> I can also git clone the above project from command line. >>> >>> It looks to me that the Jenkins is complaining about the login and >>> password prompt. >>> >>> I googled around and found one way to work around the issue is to >>> ssh-agent and use ssh-add to result this. but this requires start the >>> ssh-agent .... >>> >>> >>> >>> is this the only way to do this, for sure I am not the first one to >>> connect the jenkins to github's private repository. Please help. >>> >>> thanks >>> Chester >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sunday, September 23, 2012 6:52:02 AM UTC-7, Ramesh Ankam wrote: >>>> >>>> Hello Group, >>>> >>>> I installed Jenkins 1.4.x on Linux/Tomcat6. We have our code base in >>>> GitHub, we are unable to get clone the workspace for public and private >>>> GitHub repositories. I receive following error when repo url is added to >>>> Git option in Source Control. Any suggestions on how to fix the problem. >>>> >>>> Failed to connect to repository : Error performing command: ls-remote >>>> -h https://github.com/wakaleo/game-of-life.git HEAD >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Ramesh Ankam >>>> Loading... >>>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Jenkins Users" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> jenkinsci-use...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Jenkins Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to jenkinsci-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
