Git fatal error committing changes using username and password credentials

• code-server version: 1.31.1-100
• OS Version: Linux Mint 19.1 Tessa - xfce - Kernel 4.15.0-46-generic

Description

I run a private git server (Bonobo), that requires username/password credentials for access. When I click Sync in the Source Control menu, I receive the following pop-up error:

Git: fatal: cannot run /home/travis/build/codercom/code-server/packages/server/build/extensions/git/dis/askpass.sh: No such file or directory

Git was installed using sudo apt-get install git

I’m running the server with a bash shell script as a service: ./code-server /projects --allow-http --password=password --port=8443 --data-dir=/code-server-data

Steps to Reproduce

1. Click Source Control
2. Enter a message for the commit (Ctrl+Enter to commit)
3. Click Sync in ellipsis (…) menu of the Source Control tab
4. Observe pop-up with previously mentioned error

Logs

Git log Start script

[gorbypark]

I had the same issue. If you’re running with a docker container you can just update your image, as git is now included. Otherwise, run git config --global credential.helper cache and manually do a git pull/clone/etc (from the cli) where you’ll have to enter your password. Once you do that, git operations in the GUI should work.

[kylecarbs]

Good catch. Should be fixed with #1306.