# Re-enter credentials

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/re-enter-credentials/2345>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [16 August 2018 17:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/re-enter-credentials/2345 "2018-08-16T17:01:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![ghayne](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/ghayne/32/39_2.png) [@ghayne](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ghayne)\
**Post date:** [16 August 2018 17:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/re-enter-credentials/2345/1 "2018-08-16T17:01:37Z")

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While trying to push a project to git for the first time I accidentally entered the wrong password. I did manage to push from the command line but now I cannot commit any changes as the authentification box does not appear and the commit fails.

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**Author:** ![knolleary](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/knolleary/32/3_2.png) [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Post date:** [16 August 2018 17:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/re-enter-credentials/2345/2 "2018-08-16T17:07:37Z")

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Node-RED only remembers the credentials you enter in memory. So if you restart NR, it should prompt you again the next time.

But in general, I would expect NR to detect the error and handle it. Is there anything in the NR log?

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**Author:** ![ghayne](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/ghayne/32/39_2.png) [@ghayne](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ghayne)\
**Post date:** [16 August 2018 17:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/re-enter-credentials/2345/3 "2018-08-16T17:17:30Z")

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This is an old DietPi installation, I cannot find a node-red.log file!

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**Author:** ![dceejay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dceejay/32/38_2.png) [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)\
**Post date:** [16 August 2018 17:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/re-enter-credentials/2345/4 "2018-08-16T17:39:11Z")

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You may be able to  
`sudo journalctl -u node-red -o cat`

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**Author:** ![ghayne](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/ghayne/32/39_2.png) [@ghayne](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ghayne)\
**Post date:** [16 August 2018 17:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/re-enter-credentials/2345/5 "2018-08-16T17:53:26Z")

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Worked Dave, but I had already restarted node-red to try Nick's suggestion, which also worked. I'll try it again sometime to see if the log shows an error when entering the wrong credentials.

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**Author:** ![dceejay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dceejay/32/38_2.png) [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)\
**Post date:** [16 August 2018 18:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/re-enter-credentials/2345/6 "2018-08-16T18:51:10Z")

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Running the bash upgrade from the pi instructions should add the node-red-start stop and log commands -if you wanted them. (But then advise you to upgrade via the duetpi software mechanism. )

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**Author:** ![ghayne](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/ghayne/32/39_2.png) [@ghayne](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ghayne)\
**Post date:** [16 August 2018 20:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/re-enter-credentials/2345/7 "2018-08-16T20:36:29Z")

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I am moving my controllers back to plain Raspbian, it's easier to keep up with. The Dietpi guys made an upgrade breaking change recently which annoyed me. Not a big thing, I am only doing home automation stuff after all.