content/get-started/git-basics/updating-credentials-from-the-macos-keychain.md

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title: Updating credentials from the macOS Keychain
intro: >-
  You'll need to update your saved credentials in the
  `git-credential-osxkeychain` helper if you change your username, password, or
  {% data variables.product.pat_generic %} on {% data variables.product.github
  %}.
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shortTitle: macOS Keychain credentials

Updating credentials from the macOS Keychain only applies to users who manually configured a {% data variables.product.pat_generic %} using the osxkeychain helper that is built-in to macOS.

We recommend you either configure SSH or upgrade to the Git Credential Manager (GCM) instead. GCM can manage authentication on your behalf (no more manual {% data variables.product.pat_generic %}s) including 2FA (two-factor auth).

{% data reusables.user-settings.password-authentication-deprecation %}

{% ifversion ghec %}

{% data reusables.enterprise-data-residency.access-domain %}

{% endif %}

Updating your credentials via Keychain Access

1. Click on the Spotlight icon (magnifying glass) on the right side of the menu bar.
2. Type Keychain Access, then press the Enter key to launch the app.
3. In Keychain Access, search for {% data variables.product.product_url %}.
4. Find the "Internet password" entry for {% data variables.product.product_url %}.
5. Edit or delete the entry accordingly.

Deleting your credentials via the command line

Through the command line, you can use the credential helper directly to erase the keychain entry.

$ git credential-osxkeychain erase
host={% data variables.product.product_url %}
protocol=https
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If it's successful, nothing will print out. To test that it works, try and clone a private repository. If you are prompted for a password, the keychain entry was deleted.

Further reading

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