The "-c core.askpass=true" is used to prevent the git command line call
from prompting for a password from stdin. It was added in a recent
git-client-plugin and was a key change to enable resolution of several
other bugs. I doubt very much that argument is causing an authentication
problem.
On Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 9:15 AM, Rob Mandeville <
rmandevi...@dekaresearch.com> wrote:
> I am using:
>
> · Jenkins 1.580.2
>
> · GIT client plugin 1.15.0
>
> · GIT plugin 2.3.4
>
> · Workflow plugins 1.1
>
> · Credentials plugin 1.22
>
>
>
> We use GitLab for source control and do not allow anonymous access of any
> kind. We use the Credentials plugin, have put in credentials allowing us
> access to Git, and on our normal projects, we simply give Git these
> pre-loaded credentials. Now, I’m trying to create a Workflow job.
>
>
>
> I can’t find any doc which says how to feed credentials to Git, so I went
> to the credentials plugin and pulled the plugin ID from the URL. I then
> wrote the following Groovy CPS DSL script (without the redactions,
> obviously):
>
>
>
>
>
> steps.stage('Setup')
>
> node('mock_builder') {
>
> String templateUrl = 'git@URL_REDACTED'
>
> steps.git(url: templateUrl, credentialsId: 'ID_REDACTED')
>
> sh 'echo hello world'
>
> }
>
>
>
> The job gets stuck in the SCM step and exits with the following output:
>
>
>
> Running: Setup
>
> Entering stage Setup
>
> Proceeding
>
> Running: Allocate node : Start
>
> Running on mock_builder in
> C:\Windows\TEMP\hudson1572436821107746068tmp\workspace\Try a Workflow
>
> Running: Allocate node : Body : Start
>
> Running: Git
>
> > git.exe rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree # timeout=10
>
> Fetching changes from the remote Git repository
>
> > git.exe config remote.origin.url git@URL_REDACTED # timeout=10
>
> Fetching upstream changes from git@URL_REDACTED
>
> > git.exe --version # timeout=10
>
> > git.exe -c core.askpass=true fetch --tags --progress git@URL_REDACTED
> +refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*
>
> ERROR: Timeout after 10 minutes
>
> ERROR <http://stacktrace.jenkins-ci.org/search?query=ERROR>: Error fetching
> remote repo 'origin'
>
> Running <http://stacktrace.jenkins-ci.org/search?query=Running>: Allocate
> node : Body : End
>
> Running: Allocate node : End
>
> Running: End of Workflow
>
> ERROR: Error fetching remote repo 'origin'
>
> Finished <http://stacktrace.jenkins-ci.org/search?query=Finished>: FAILURE
>
>
>
> I’m wondering where the “-c core.askpass=true” came from, and figuring
> that it was waiting to receive a password via standard input.
>
> Is there any way, with or without the credentials plugin, to feed Git
> credentials to this project?
>
The "-c core.askpass=true" is used to prevent the git command line call
from prompting for a password from stdin. It was added in a recent
git-client-plugin and was a key change to enable resolution of several
other bugs. I doubt very much that argument is causing an authentication
problem.
> Thanks in advance,
>
>
>
> --Rob
>
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