Tortoisegit asking password

Question

I just started to work on Git. I use windows 7 and has installed msysgit(1.7.8) and Tortoisegit(1.7.6). The repository is created on Linux server which is accessible thru LAN. The issue I'm facing is I'm not able to clone the repository using Tortoisegit, it asks for password and I'm not sure what password it is asking. At the same time I could clone the repository using Git Gui and do all operations. Can anybody please help me on understanding why Tortoisegit is asking password when Git Gui doesn't. I tried uninstalling Git and Tortoisegit and then install again but no success.

Answer 1

My colleague solved the problem. Steps:

1. Right click -> TortoiseGit -> Settings -> Network
2. SSH client was pointing to C:\Program Files\TortoiseGit\bin\TortoisePlink.exe
3. Changed path to C:\Program Files (x86)\Git\bin\ssh.exe

Alternative Path: C:\Users\...\AppData\Local\Programs\Git\usr\bin\ssh.exe

Answer 2

If you need to use a username/password, there is a much simpler solution than the current #2 answer:

Right-click --> Tortoise Git --> Settings --> Git --> Credential --> Choose "Wincred, all Windows users" --> Hit apply

The next time you enter the password for a repo, that password will be automatically saved.

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If you're using a repository that requires SSH keys rather than username/password (which it sounds like was OP's original issue), you need to

1. Open the SSH key in PuTTY gen (installs itself alongside Tortoise Git)
2. In PuTTY gen, save the key as a PuTTY key.
3. In the repository, Right-click --> Tortoise Git --> Settings --> Git --> Remotes. Find your remote (usually 'origin') then load the PuTTY key from step 2.