Git credentials storage exception when trying to connect to a Github repository from Bamboo.
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Summary
Git credentials storage exception when trying to connect to a Github repository from Bamboo.
Environment
To date, it's more prevalent on Windows
Diagnosis
When testing the connection to a GitHub repository, Bamboo reports:
⚠️ We couldn't connect to the repository. Here's what we got back:
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Git credentials storage exception.Cause
The user running the Bamboo Server process does not have full permissions to read/write from the $BAMBOO_INSTALL\temp directory.
Solution
Windows:
Shutdown Bamboo
Remove all contents from this directory, to clean it:
$BAMBOO_INSTALL\tempRight click >> Properties on
$BAMBOO_INSTALL\tempVisit the Security / Permissions tab
Ensure that the user you're using to run Bamboo has Full Control over this folder and its contents
If running Bamboo as the
LOCALSYSTEMaccount, this maps to theBUILT-IN\Administratorgroup
Start Bamboo
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