IntelliJ won't save SVN authentication information

Question

I'm using IntelliJ Ultimate version 11.1.4 on OS X.

Every time the application starts, or I update from SVN, I am prompted for my SVN credentials. Even if I click "save credentials" they are not stored.

This ticket describes a workaround where one changes SVN to store plaintext passwords. This does not resolve my issue.

How can I get IntelliJ to store my SVN credentials?

Answer 1

This problem can occur if there are any modifications in the /Applications/<app>.app directory. It's new since Mac OS 10.8 as the application is now signed and OS checks the signature when running.

If the signature doesn't match because of some change in the files (like after installing patch update or adjusting options in Info.plist), application access to the system keystore is blocked (as well as some other features). When it happens, passwords cannot be saved.

To fix the problem delete the application directory and extract it again from the .dmg. Don't worry about the settings, they are stored elsewhere and will be preserved after this procedure.