Let’s talk about how to change user password in Git

Git is one of the most commonly used version control systems today, and many developers use it to manage code libraries in their daily work. When using Git, you may encounter situations where you need to change your user password. This article will introduce how to change user password in Git.

1. How to change the password

Changing the user password in Git is actually modifying the user configuration file. The specific modification method is as follows:

1. Open the terminal or command line tool and enter the following command:

git config --global --edit

This command will open the Git user configuration file. If you use Windows, you can choose to use Git Bash when installing Git, open it and enter the above command.

2. Find the following code in the opened configuration file:

[user]
    name = YOUR_NAME
    email = YOUR_EMAIL

where YOUR_NAME and YOUR_EMAIL are your username and email.

3. Change the password and change the code to the following code:

[user]
    name = YOUR_NAME
    email = YOUR_EMAIL
    password = NEW_PASSWORD

where NEW_PASSWORD is the new password you want to set. It should be noted that the password set here is a clear text password, so for security reasons, you should not use any sensitive information as the password.

4. Save the configuration file and exit the editor. In Vim, you can press the Esc key and enter: wq to save and exit the editor; in Nano, you can press Ctrl X, then Y to save and exit the editor.

2. Precautions for changing the password

When using Git to change the password, you need to pay attention to the following points:

1. If you are using multiple Email or multiple Git accounts, please make sure you are modifying the correct account. Otherwise, changing the password may affect other accounts.
2. After changing the password, you need to re-enter the username and password of the account when using Git.
3. If you are changing the password on a shared computer, please make sure to protect your privacy and security when using Git to avoid password leakage.
4. It is best to protect your Git account with a strong password to avoid password guessing or cracking.

Finally, it should be noted that as an open source version control system, Git's password encryption method is relatively simple, so even if you set a strong password, it may be cracked. Therefore, in order to enhance the security of your Git account, it is recommended that you use additional security measures such as two-step verification.

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