- 1 year ago
Git LFS does not respect level of config files for credential.helper
Git LFS (Large File Storage) does not respect the level of config files for the credential.helper
setting because it is not specifically designed to do so. The credential.helper
configuration is a global setting that applies to all repositories on your system.
The credential.helper
setting is used to configure how Git handles authentication when interacting with remote repositories. It specifies a helper program or script that Git should use to handle authentication and credential management. This setting is typically defined globally in the user's .gitconfig
file, located in the user's home directory.
Git LFS itself does not have a specific configuration file or option to override the global credential.helper
setting at a repository level. The credential.helper
setting applies to all Git operations, including Git LFS operations.
If you need to use different credential helpers for different repositories, you may consider using separate user accounts or different Git configurations for those repositories. This way, you can set up different credential.helper
settings for each user or configuration.
Alternatively, you can use Git's git config
command to temporarily override the global credential.helper
setting for a specific repository by using the --local
flag. For example:
shellgit config --local credential.helper my-custom-helper
This command sets the credential.helper
setting to my-custom-helper
only for the current repository. However, note that this approach requires manually setting the credential.helper
value each time you interact with the repository.
Remember to adjust the my-custom-helper
value to the actual credential helper you want to use for that specific repository.
Overall, Git LFS does not provide a built-in mechanism to override the global credential.helper
setting at the repository level. You would need to rely on alternative approaches, such as separate user accounts or local configurations, to achieve different credential handling for different repositories.