“Please generate new Identifier” error when pushing to cloud services using Android studio

Question

I successfully import the project to google cloud. I am running android studio on a Mac. But, when i try to push the project to the cloud repository i get the error:

Answer 1

The first time you try to clone a repo if you put in the wrong credentials they will be cached and you will continue to get "Invalid authentication credentials" error until fixed. Git Credential Manager is used behind the scenes to cache credentials for sites but it is not obvious on how to edit those credentials. Here is how to fix the cached credentials on Windows:

1. Follow the link to get you a password to authenticate with so you do not have to use your google account password.

2. Navigate to Control Panel -> User Accounts -> Credential Manager

3. Click on Windows Credentials and find an entry for git:https://source.developers.google.com

4. Click on edit and use your google account email for user name and the git password you copied in step 1 for the password and save.

You should now be able to clone your repository and git will use the stored credentials to authenticate.