Git Credential Manager for Windows kept popping up, ignoring my preferences.

did_gcm-annoyance.md

Git installed by Scoop wouldn't use GCM configs in home directory

Updated Git via scoop. GCM popup always appeared, never saving my preferences or bothering to use my store.

TL;DR: The Git distribution had a config file overriding mine under <scoop_home>/apps/git/current/etc/gitconfig. I deleted it and the problem was fixed.

Ran:

setx GIT_TRACE %userprofile%\git.log
setx GCM_TRACE %userprofile%\git.log

(Windows tip: Can view above environment variables under regedit -> current user -> Environment for when you want to remove them.)

Read log, saw:

10:26:20.332805 run-command.c:663       trace: run_command: 'git credential-helper-selector get'
10:26:20.400985 exec-cmd.c:237          trace: resolved executable dir: C:/Users/mdowe/scoop/apps/git/2.28.0.windows.1/mingw64/libexec/git-core
10:26:20.402991 git.c:704               trace: exec: git-credential-helper-selector get
10:26:20.402991 run-command.c:663       trace: run_command: git-credential-helper-selector get
10:26:20.461147 exec-cmd.c:237          trace: resolved executable dir: C:/Users/mdowe/scoop/apps/git/2.28.0.windows.1/mingw64/libexec/git-core
10:26:20.464655 git.c:444               trace: built-in: git config credential.helperselector.selected
10:26:20.510778 exec-cmd.c:237          trace: resolved executable dir: C:/Users/mdowe/scoop/apps/git/2.28.0.windows.1/mingw64/libexec/git-core
10:26:20.513285 git.c:444               trace: built-in: git config --show-origin credential.helper
10:26:20.556929 exec-cmd.c:237          trace: resolved executable dir: C:/Users/mdowe/scoop/apps/git/2.28.0.windows.1/mingw64/libexec/git-core
10:26:20.559408 git.c:444               trace: built-in: git config --system -e
10:26:20.560442 run-command.c:663       trace: run_command: echo C:/Users/mdowe/scoop/apps/git/2.28.0.windows.1/etc/gitconfig

Saw a conflicting helper config. Didn't want this config file, so removed it.

you saved me, thanx!