Updating credentials from the macOS Keychain

You'll need to update your saved credentials in the git-credential-osxkeychain helper if you change your username, password, or personal access token on GitHub.

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Note

Updating credentials from the macOS Keychain only applies to users who manually configured a personal access token using the osxkeychain helper that is built-in to macOS.

We recommend you either configure SSH or upgrade to the Git Credential Manager (GCM) instead. GCM can manage authentication on your behalf (no more manual personal access tokens) including 2FA (two-factor auth).

Wenn Sie Git zur Eingabe Ihres Kennworts auffordert, geben Sie Ihr personal access token ein. Alternativ kann ein Hilfsprogramm für Anmeldedaten wie die Git Anmeldeinformationsverwaltung verwendet werden. Die kennwortbasierte Authentifizierung für Git wurde zugunsten sichererer Authentifizierungsmethoden aufgegeben. Weitere Informationen finden Sie unter Verwalten deiner persönlichen Zugriffstoken.

Updating your credentials via Keychain Access

  1. Click on the Spotlight icon (magnifying glass) on the right side of the menu bar.
  2. Type Keychain Access, then press the Enter key to launch the app.
  3. In Keychain Access, search for HOSTNAME.
  4. Find the "Internet password" entry for HOSTNAME.
  5. Edit or delete the entry accordingly.

Deleting your credentials via the command line

Through the command line, you can use the credential helper directly to erase the keychain entry.

$ git credential-osxkeychain erase
host=HOSTNAME
protocol=https
> [Press Return]

If it's successful, nothing will print out. To test that it works, try and clone a private repository. If you are prompted for a password, the keychain entry was deleted.

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