For those who use two-factor authentication with gmail, git-send-email
will not work unless it is setup with an app-specific password. The
example for setting up git-send-email for use with gmail will now
include information on generating and storing the app-specific password.
---
Documentation/git-send-email.txt | 13 +++++++++++++
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-send-email.txt b/Documentation/git-send-email.txt
index 771a7b5..edbba3a 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-send-email.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-send-email.txt
@@ -450,6 +450,19 @@ edit ~/.gitconfig to specify your account settings:
smtpUser = [email protected]
smtpServerPort = 587
+If you have multifactor authentication setup on your gmail acocunt, you will
+need to generate an app-specific password for use with 'git send-email'. Visit
+https://security.google.com/settings/security/apppasswords to setup an
+app-specific password. Once setup, you can store it with the credentials
+helper:
+
+ $ git credential fill
+ protocol=smtp
+ host=smtp.gmail.com
+ [email protected]
+ password=app-password
+
+
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following commands:
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