How to revoke git authentication from repository

[enderdrag64]

Hi! I don’t know that I’m phrasing this right, but how do I go about revoking authentication/signing out from a cloned repository?

To expand: I was trying to clone a private GitLab repository using GitHub Desktop. I cloned the repository fine, but when it asked for me to authenticate I signed in with my GitLab email and password, instead of with the authentication key like I was supposed to. As a result I cannot commit or upload anything to the repository, and I can’t figure out how to unauthenticate so I can re-sign in and put in the correct key. I’ve already attempted deleting the local repository and re-cloning it, deleting the project on GitLab and recreating it, and uninstalling Github Desktop and reinstalling it. Somehow it still doesn’t ask me to re-sign in when I try to clone the repository.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

[byrneh]

Hi @enderdrag64 , welcome to the community,

I am guessing you asking about cached Git Credentials, if so this should help.

<a href="https://github.community/t/how-to-start-using-a-personal-access-token-to-authenticate-git-on-windows/163304/2">How to start using a personal access token to authenticate git on windows</a> <a class="badge-wrapper  bullet" href="/c/github-help/how-to-use-git-and-github/21"><span class="badge-category-parent-bg" style="background-color: #6a737d;"></span><span class="badge-category-bg" style="background-color: #ffd1ac;"></span><span style="" data-drop-close="true" class="badge-category clear-badge" title="Ask and answer questions regarding Git and GitHub.">How to use Git and GitHub</span></a>

If you are still using an existing cached password for you login you will need to remove it, the below will help, hopefully slight_smile Launch ‘Credential Manager’ on your Windows device. Switch to tab Windows Credentials (it default displayed tab Web Credentials on my device). A list of locally cached credentials are then shown Find an entry starting something like git:htttps//[email protected] (this will be an exist cached entry for your username/password. You can safely delete this by …

[enderdrag64]

Cool thank you! I tried deleting the credentials and I was able to sign in with the correct authentication key.