Sourcetree remote: Invalid username or password

Question

Im trying to push to github with sourcetree but get the following error:

git -c diff.mnemonicprefix=false -c core.quotepath=false push -v --tags origin live_version:live_version remote: Invalid username or password. fatal: Authentication failed for 'https://github.com/myname/myrepo/' Pushing to https://github.com/myname/myrepo

Completed with errors, see above.

However when I go to

tools > authentication > my github account

And click edit > refresh oauth token A page opens and I get:

Authentication Successful

SourceTree has been successfully authenticated. You may now close this page.

It always worked but it suddenly stopped, i do not have two factor authentication. I tried deleting the account and adding it again to no avail. How can I get the connection working again so that I can push my project to github.

Sourcetree version 2.1.8.0

Solution 1

I found the answer here, it is a known bug for version 2.1.8+

The following steps fixed it for me:

Tools > Options > Git > Update Embedded Git

Also pushing with the command line works.

EDIT

Also adding @Latisha's answer:

1. Do the above.
2. Close Sourcetree
3. Delete AppData\Local\Atlassian\SourceTree\passwd 
4. Restart SourceTree

Solution 2

I struggled with this a lot, what solved it for me on my Mac is:

• Open finder, click Cmd + Shift + g
• enter ~/Library/
• Go to Application Support/SourceTree folder
• delete [e-mail]
• Open KeyChain Access
• search for sourctree
• delete the 'login' item
• clone your source from bitbucket
• KeyChain will ask for you bitbucket pass

Solution 3

I had the same problem for Sourcetree 2.10, but with the above solution not working.

Reverting to version 2.0 solved it.

Sourcetree download archive: (https://www.sourcetreeapp.com/download-archives)

Solution 4

I faced this issue when i updated Embedded Git. Solved it by removing passwd file. you can find it here. then restart source tree.

AppData\Local\Atlassian\SourceTree\passwd

Solution 5

For OSX following by steps below

Go to: Preferences -> Advance -> Choose the account in table you want to remove -> Click to remove

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Comments

[Zaporozhchenko Oleksandr]

It is 2019, version 4, still can't just normally switch accounts in Sourcetree to work with another GitHub account

[NukeouT]

Yes! Reverting from 2.1 down to 2.0 SOLVES THIS! 2.1 will currently just keep telling you to change password and then flipping between two different errors as you change password and reauth every time. Probably wont be updating for a while after dealing with this bug for several days..

[LaTisha]

Close 1. Update the embedded git 2. Delete AppData\Local\Atlassian\SourceTree\passwd 3. Restart SourceTree

[Roger]

problem still exists in 2.2.4.0?

[Rasmus]

problem seems fixed in 2.3.1.0 if you update embedded Git (Tools/Git/Update Embedded Git) to Git version 2.14.1/LibGit2Sharp 0.24.0 + git-lfs v2.2.1 (I made no changes to AppData\Local files)

[MarkoPaulo]

I had the same issue with Git 2.6.2. This answer also fixed it. Now on git 2.13.2.

[Goran Ch.]

On OSX Sourcetree > Preferences > Git > Use System Git.

[Patrick Knott]

All it took for me was the answer given, no need to delete a password, close, or restart.

[Amit]

This is a pain, why SourceTree is not addressing this for Mac for so many versions.

[Ville Niemi]

Thanks guys, saved me. Wish I had looked here before assuming I had just forgotten my github password and doing a reset. I needed to delete the passwd file btw. So it is sometimes required.

[jjxtra]

That didn't work for me, but switching to system git did (on Windows)

[silverbullettt]

@LaTisha The step 2 works for me! SourceTree seems stupid to save the wrong password and won't allow me to update it, so I keep getting "Invalid username and password" error... until I delete it and retype the correct one.

[FragmentalStew]

I had the same issue with sourcetree 2.4.8 and git version 2.11 "Tools > Options > Git > Update Embedded Git" was all I needed to do. no extra steps required. Thanks!

[roydukkey]

Didn't fix the issue for me.

[clod986]

I had to follow @GoranCh. advice to switch to System GIT on PC; updating embedded GIT was enough untill last week

[luky]

this helped thanks, and thanks to i realized what was the real problem - when the initial password dialog for bitbucket appeared i entered wrong password thinking it is a classical admin password for my mac. after your fix this dialog appread again and i entered correct password.

[contactmatt]

Deleting the app data solved it - was stacking up commits locally and couldn't push! Thanks!

[Mordred]

Had the issue where only one of my repos would get this error, but it worked from the command line. Deleting the passwd file fixed it.

[peterc]

Did both, after deleting the password file, it worked. Thanks

[Alexander]

Worked ... after entering username and password 7 times!! Thanks!

[ajrwhite]

This is still a problem in 2019 with Sourcetree 2.7.6 for Mac.

[bkurzius]

Similarly - I deleted my Github account and added it back and the problem was solved.

[Prabowo Murti]

I pushed using the command line git, and it worked. Thank you.

[Fangming]

This is still a problem in 2020 with Sourcetree 4.0.1 for Mac.

[Mert Celik]

This is still a problem in 2021 with Sourcetree 4.02 for Mac.

[Matej P]

This should be accepted answer for all mac users! The only thing that worked for me was this, after I switched from password to two-factor authentication.

[Kate M]

This is the only thing that worked for me after enabling two-factor auth

[Alvaro]

What do you mean by "clone your source from bitbucket"?

[CodeChari]

@GoranCh. Thanks, this should be the answer rather than a comment

[Thomas VC]

This worked for me in 2021 with sourcetree version 4.1.3(239). thanks

[pradeepradyumna]

Hands down to this trick. I followed the same exact steps and it worked!

[SeanR]

This is still a problem in 2022 with Sourcetree 4.1.6 for Mac.