credential.namespace setting ignored when coming from conditionally included config file

[conioh]

Which Version of GCM are you using ?

1.20.0

Which service are you trying to connect to

• Azure DevOps
• Azure DevOps Server (TFS/on-prem)
• GitHub
• GitHub Enterprise
• Bitbucket
• Other? - please describe;

Expected behavior

I'm using conditional includes in my ~/.gitconfig file to have different settings depending on their path. This works for most settings, but not for credential.namespace.

If I put:

[credential]
    namespace = foo

in my ~/.gitconfig file and login, I see in the Windows Credential Manager (the Control Panel applet) credentials for foo:http://github.com:

I expect the same to happens if I put those two line in a separate file and include it in my ~/.gitconfig file.

Actual behavior

If I put the same two lines in a different file and include it in my ~/.gitconfig file and conditionally include it GCM tries to re-authenticate, and once I enter my credentials again we see that it additionally creates git:https://github.com:

Set the env variables GCM_TRACE=1 and GIT_TRACE=1 and run your git command. Redact any private information and attach the log

conio@ME-T490:master:/d/Pers/Code/shell32_git_crash> git config --get credential.namespace
foo
conio@ME-T490:master:/d/Pers/Code/shell32_git_crash> GCM_TRACE=1 GIT_TRACE=1 git push --dry-run
01:01:19.917780 exec-cmd.c:237          trace: resolved executable dir: C:/Program Files/Git/mingw64/bin
01:01:19.920535 git.c:444               trace: built-in: git push --dry-run
01:01:19.921579 run-command.c:663       trace: run_command: GIT_DIR=.git git remote-https origin https://github.com/conioh/shell32_git_crash.git
01:01:19.941316 exec-cmd.c:237          trace: resolved executable dir: C:/Program Files/Git/mingw64/libexec/git-core
01:01:19.943849 git.c:704               trace: exec: git-remote-https origin https://github.com/conioh/shell32_git_crash.git
01:01:19.943849 run-command.c:663       trace: run_command: git-remote-https origin https://github.com/conioh/shell32_git_crash.git
01:01:19.965396 exec-cmd.c:237          trace: resolved executable dir: C:/Program Files/Git/mingw64/libexec/git-core
01:01:20.611738 run-command.c:663       trace: run_command: 'git credential-manager get'
01:01:20.668368 exec-cmd.c:237          trace: resolved executable dir: C:/Program Files/Git/mingw64/libexec/git-core
01:01:20.669339 git.c:704               trace: exec: git-credential-manager get
01:01:20.669339 run-command.c:663       trace: run_command: git-credential-manager get
01:01:20.725975 ...\Common.cs:744       trace: [Main] git-credential-manager (v1.20.0) 'get'
01:01:20.769415 ...\Git\Where.cs:348    trace: [FindGitInstallations] found 1 Git installation(s).
01:01:20.786350 ...Configuration.cs:222 trace: [LoadGitConfiguration] git All config read, 36 entries.
01:01:20.828667 ...\Common.cs:85        trace: [CreateAuthentication] detecting authority type for 'https://github.com/'.
01:01:20.838252 ...uthentication.cs:151 trace: [GetAuthentication] created GitHub authentication for 'https://github.com/'.
01:01:20.845591 ...\Common.cs:176       trace: [CreateAuthentication] authority for 'https://github.com/' is GitHub.
01:01:20.845591 ...\Common.cs:765       trace: [QueryCredentials] querying 'GitHub' for credentials.
01:01:20.872037 ...icationPrompts.cs:50 trace: [CredentialModalPrompt] prompting user for credentials for 'https://github.com/'.
01:01:27.257680 ...\Authority.cs:101    trace: [AcquireToken] server responded with Unauthorized.
01:01:27.263676 ...\Authority.cs:139    trace: [AcquireToken] two-factor app authentication code required for 'https://github.com/'.
01:01:27.267135 ...icationPrompts.cs:64 trace: [AuthenticationCodeModalPrompt] prompting user for authentication code for 'https://github.com/'.
01:01:31.679339 ...\Authority.cs:101    trace: [AcquireToken] server responded with Created.
01:01:31.682091 ...\Authority.cs:125    trace: [AcquireToken] authentication success: new personal access token for 'https://github.com/' created.
01:01:31.683149 ...uthentication.cs:219 trace: [InteractiveLogon] token acquisition for 'https://github.com/' succeeded.
01:01:32.573685 ...\Authority.cs:200    trace: [ValidateCredentials] credential validation for 'https://github.com/' succeeded.
01:01:32.574366 ...\Common.cs:873       trace: [QueryCredentials] credentials for 'https://github.com/' found.
01:01:32.575266 ...\Common.cs:709       trace: [LogEvent] GitHub credentials for 'https://github.com/' successfully retrieved.
01:01:33.736273 run-command.c:663       trace: run_command: 'git credential-manager store'
01:01:33.839574 exec-cmd.c:237          trace: resolved executable dir: C:/Program Files/Git/mingw64/libexec/git-core
01:01:33.843216 git.c:704               trace: exec: git-credential-manager store
01:01:33.843216 run-command.c:663       trace: run_command: git-credential-manager store
01:01:33.931191 ...\Common.cs:744       trace: [Main] git-credential-manager (v1.20.0) 'store'
01:01:33.982690 ...\Git\Where.cs:348    trace: [FindGitInstallations] found 1 Git installation(s).
01:01:33.996293 ...Configuration.cs:222 trace: [LoadGitConfiguration] git All config read, 36 entries.
01:01:34.025263 ...\Common.cs:85        trace: [CreateAuthentication] detecting authority type for 'https://PersonalAccessToken@github.com/'.
01:01:34.036989 ...uthentication.cs:151 trace: [GetAuthentication] created GitHub authentication for 'https://PersonalAccessToken@github.com/'.
01:01:34.044500 ...\Common.cs:176       trace: [CreateAuthentication] authority for 'https://PersonalAccessToken@github.com/' is GitHub.
01:01:34.044500 ...\Program.cs:526      trace: [Store] storing GitHub credentials for 'https://PersonalAccessToken@github.com/'.
Everything up-to-date

The part that is missing is the middle line in the following snippet:

...Configuration.cs:222 trace: [LoadGitConfiguration] git All config read, 36 entries.
...\Common.cs:588       trace: [LoadOperationArguments] namespace = 'foo'.
...\Common.cs:85        trace: [CreateAuthentication] detecting authority type for 'https://github.com/'.

That's what happens when I put the configuration directly in the ~/.gitconfig file or include it unconditionally.