Re: Save authentication issue across multiple repositories in 1.7.4 Build 22459

On 27.01.2012 19:14, Ray Franklin wrote:
> I use multiple repositories with different credentials. During a commit, if I tick the box to 'Save authentication' for one repository, all subsequent commits to other repositories will fail for improper authentication.
>
> During a failure, closing the commit results box by clicking the OK button re-opens the original commit dialog with log comment and file list. Clicking OK there triggers another commit failure. Break out of this infinite loop by clicking the Cancel button on the commit dialog.
>
> I can fix this condition by going to Settings, Saved Data and clicking the Clear button for 'Authentication data'. Then I can commit to any repository by providing the correct credentials.
>
> Another workaround is to not save authentication at all. Then I can access multiple repositories in any order by entering the proper credentials for each commit.
>
> I this this behavior started before 1.7.4, but I don't remember for sure. There was a time, not very long ago, in which I could save credentials for multiple repositories and switch back and forth without any commit failures or auth dialogs.

Authentication is stored according to the auth realm string. If all your
repositories have the same realm string, then that leads to the problem
you've described.
Make sure that the realm string is different for all your repositories.

Stefan

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