Support Access Token when performing git operations #2449

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GiteaMirror · 2025-11-02T04:36:39-06:00

GiteaMirror commented

2025-11-02 04:36:39 -06:00

Originally created by @gastaldi on GitHub (Oct 25, 2018).

Gitea version (or commit ref): 1.6
Git version: 2.19.0
Operating system: Fedora
Database:
- PostgreSQL
- [] MySQL
- MSSQL
- SQLite
Can you reproduce the bug at https://try.gitea.io:
- Yes (provide example URL)
- No
- Not relevant

Steps to reproduce:

Create an access token in your account
Create a private repository
git clone https://try.gitea.io/user/your_private_repo

Username: user
Password: Your Access Token

Perform some changes and git commit
git push

Username: user
Password: Your Access Token

You should see an Authentication Failed error

Description

GitHub supports authentication using a Personal Access Token as the password (which means that when performing a git push, I can specify my token as the password).
https://help.github.com/articles/creating-a-personal-access-token-for-the-command-line/#using-a-token-on-the-command-line

Gitea also supports Access Tokens. It would be nice if I could use the API token as the password when running git push.

Originally created by @gastaldi on GitHub (Oct 25, 2018).  - Gitea version (or commit ref): 1.6 - Git version: 2.19.0 - Operating system: Fedora - Database: - [x] PostgreSQL - [] MySQL - [ ] MSSQL - [ ] SQLite - Can you reproduce the bug at https://try.gitea.io: - [X] Yes (provide example URL) - [ ] No - [ ] Not relevant ## Steps to reproduce: 1. Create an access token in your account 2. Create a private repository 3. git clone https://try.gitea.io/user/your_private_repo - Username: user - Password: Your Access Token 4. Perform some changes and `git commit` 5. `git push` - Username: user - Password: Your Access Token You should see an Authentication Failed error ## Description GitHub supports authentication using a Personal Access Token as the password (which means that when performing a git push, I can specify my token as the password). https://help.github.com/articles/creating-a-personal-access-token-for-the-command-line/#using-a-token-on-the-command-line Gitea also supports Access Tokens. It would be nice if I could use the API token as the password when running `git push`.

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2025-11-02 04:36:40 -06:00

GiteaMirror commented

2025-11-02 04:36:40 -06:00

@lafriks commented on GitHub (Oct 25, 2018):

I think this should be already possible

@lafriks commented on GitHub (Oct 25, 2018): I think this should be already possible

GiteaMirror commented

2025-11-02 04:36:41 -06:00

@gastaldi commented on GitHub (Oct 25, 2018):

@lafriks it seems that the problem is that an admin cannot push to any repository. Is there any way to bypass that?

@gastaldi commented on GitHub (Oct 25, 2018): @lafriks it seems that the problem is that an admin cannot push to any repository. Is there any way to bypass that?

GiteaMirror commented

2025-11-02 04:36:41 -06:00

@gastaldi commented on GitHub (Oct 25, 2018):

This is the scenario I am facing:

Having two users: Alice and Bob. Alice is Admin, Bob is a normal user.
Alice generates an Access Token and creates a repository under Bob's account using the Sudo support.
Now Alice wants to push content to this repository. git clone succeeds but git push fails with User permission denied

@gastaldi commented on GitHub (Oct 25, 2018): This is the scenario I am facing: - Having two users: Alice and Bob. Alice is Admin, Bob is a normal user. - Alice generates an Access Token and creates a repository under Bob's account using the [Sudo support](https://docs.gitea.io/en-us/api-usage/). - Now Alice wants to push content to this repository. `git clone` succeeds but `git push` fails with `User permission denied`

GiteaMirror commented

2025-11-02 04:36:41 -06:00

@gastaldi commented on GitHub (Oct 25, 2018):

Seems to be a duplicate of https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues/4292

@gastaldi commented on GitHub (Oct 25, 2018): Seems to be a duplicate of https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues/4292

GiteaMirror commented

2025-11-02 04:36:41 -06:00

@gastaldi commented on GitHub (Oct 25, 2018):

Closing it, since #4292 seems to be the problem I am facing

@gastaldi commented on GitHub (Oct 25, 2018): Closing it, since #4292 seems to be the problem I am facing

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