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Using .netrc with SourceForge and Git

I know, this seems like a beginner question, but it's not. I'm using .netrc file with all the Git repositories successfully, except for the ones on SourceForge.

I can't seem to find anything in SF Documentation either.

I'm basically adding these lines to my .netrc, but it still asks for my password:

 machine git.code.sf.net
 login xxxxx
 password xxxxx

 machine api.git.code.sf.net
 login xxxxx
 password xxxxx

I tried all other variations I can think of, but I can't make it work. Is there anyone out there that has done this? And how?

Solution

  • You can try and add the protocol as well in that .netrc file (considering the Git HTTPS URL for SourceForge is https://<USERNAME>@git.code.sf.net/p/PROJECTNAME/MOUNTPOINT):

    machine git.code.sf.net
login <USERNAME>
password xxxxx
protocol https

    And see if the issue persists.

    Make sure the URL returned by git remote -v (for the remote 'origin') does include your login:

    git remote set-url origin https://<USERNAME>@git.code.sf.net/p/PROJECTNAME/MOUNTPOINT
                                  ^^^^^^^^^

    If it does not work, try and set GIT_CURL_VERBOSE, in order to have more information (as in this thread).

    It turned out the OP purplehuman was using an SSH URL instead of an HTTPS one.

    As I commented below:

    1. SourceForge uses SSH or HTTPS for read/write access.
    2. If you are using SSH, then I confirm that .netrc is not involved in any way: it is used only for providing username/password for a HTTPS URL, not for the SSH passphrase. For the SSH passphrase, (assuming your private SSH key is protected by a passphrase), you would need an ssh-agent, not a .netrc file.

    To switch to HTTPS:

    git remote set-url origin https://<USERNAME>@git.code.sf.net/p/PROJECTNAME/MOUNTPOINT

    Then the .netrc file would be used (by curl within the git push).