How to switch users on git bash, already tried git config username and email

Question

So far, I have two git accounts that I use, one for my school, and one for my personal endeavors. I am looking to push some changes to git repo. Now I changed git username and user email using the commands noted below, then I git cloned files I was interested in making changes to, and I wanted to git push those changes, but my git bash is still looking at the permissions of my old account and will not switch to my other account. How do I fix the following error?

$ git push --set-upstream origin setDatabase
remote: Permission to lullaby/example.git denied to school-account-barEfu.
fatal: unable to access 'https://github.com/lullaby/example.git/': The requested URL returned error: 403

I wanted to use account barkotefuye, which has access to the following repository. It is also important to note the repo "example" is private. I used

user config username -- barkotefuye
user config email-- myemail@mail.com

Try authentication with SSH keys, let me know if that worked... — Alicia Sykes, Apr 21 '19 at 23:39

Alicia Sykes · Answer 1 · 2019-04-22T11:45:10.367

0

Changing email and username on git config, does not change account.

Looks like you don't have permissions to push to that repo. Have you authenticated your account, see this article. I'd recommend authenticating using your SSH keys.

Also, the syntax in your commands is slightly wrong, try this:

git config user.name "Barkot Efuye"

git config user.email "email@example.com"

Sources: Setting username, Setting email address

edited Apr 22 '19 at 11:45

answered Apr 21 '19 at 23:29

Alicia Sykes

5,997
7
36
64

I tried that method, but it did not change the account. My other account has permissions to push to that repo – befuye Apr 22 '19 at 09:22
You've tried SSH keys? (Switching email and name on git config DOES NOT switch account) – Alicia Sykes Apr 22 '19 at 11:43
I am now getting an error with git add, I get cannot access public/ permission denied – befuye Apr 28 '19 at 05:20

How to switch users on git bash, already tried git config username and email

1 Answers1