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Getting around the TortoiseSVN password prompt

March 27th, 2007 · 6 Comments

TortoiseSVN Subversion Client Password PromptFor those of you that have run into the multiple password prompts while using the TortoiseSVN Subversion client, you’ll be glad to know there is a quick workaround. Assuming you have your repo browser url setup with svn+ssh, and your username already in the url (svn+ssh://username@hostname/some/path), you can then go to the TortoiseSVN settings and under ‘Network’ add the TortoisePlink.exe as the SSH Client (C:Program FilesTortoiseSVNbinTortoisePlink.exe). After the TortoisePlink.exe add ‘-pw password‘, so your final SSH Client line looks something like this:

C:\Program Files\TortoiseSVN\bin\TortoisePlink.exe -pw password

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6 responses so far ↓

  • 1 Ben // Nov 6, 2007 at 11:56 pm

    You can also use a more advanced crypro key version with SSH secure shell (http://allyourtech.com/content/articles/23_12_2005_setting_up_subversion_and_tortoisesvn.php).

  • 2 Vitaliy Obmanyuk // Nov 21, 2007 at 11:21 am

    Cool!It works!
    Thanks for this very helpful tip, it will save a lot of time for me. Why I did not find this tip earlier? :)

  • 3 Subversioneering « lifetimeenvironment // Dec 22, 2007 at 9:51 pm

    [...] As new code runs smoothly, I commit the files to the sentral repository using TortoiseSVN right from the Windows explorer. To aviod typing the server password every time I interact with the repository, I’ve found a cute tip from Hile’s blog. [...]

  • 4 TCx // May 27, 2008 at 4:10 pm

    Beautiful! Thanks!

  • 5 Luke Barrington // May 30, 2008 at 1:11 pm

    Excellent!
    Probably less secure than the crypto key approach(?) but way easier to implement.

    Thanks!

  • 6 Marc // Sep 10, 2008 at 9:53 pm

    THANK YOU!!!!!! Tortoise was driving me insane asking me for my password 10 times when I wanted to view the log!

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