Update vsts-npm-auth with new username and password

Question

I have installed the vsts-npm-auth package using following command:

npm install -g vsts-npm-auth --registry https://registry.npmjs.com

And I ran vsts-npm-auth -config .npmrc command to set the credential but I am facing below error:

Now I need to update the credential but it always fetches the existing credential. Is there any way to send PUT request and update the credential ?

Lail

Answer 1

I made it work with help of my colleague.

1. Uninstall vsts-npm-auth package
2. remove NPM cache
3. delete .npmrc file under Users folder

4. And re-run the below command with auth flag set to false. It will ask for the creds.

   npm install -g vsts-npm-auth --registry https://registry.npmjs.com --always-auth false

Lail

Since you solved the problem by yourself, you can mark it as answer. And it will help others who have similar questions. – Boyish

For anyone who's wondering how to clear NPM cache: npm cache clean --force – Greasy

Thank you. Just running: npm install -g vsts-npm-auth --registry registry.npmjs.com --always-auth false without anything else... solved the problem for me. After that, npx vsts-npm-auth -config .npmrc ran successfully and popped up the prompt for Azure creds. – Klee

Answer 2

Just run "vsts-npm-auth -F -config .npmrc"

Undertenant

Answer 3

If the above solution is not working. I am adding a few more steps to the above answer

1. Uninstall vsts-npm-auth package

2. remove NPM cache

3. delete .npmrc file under Users folder //new steps

4. https://github.com/Microsoft/azure-pipelines-tasks/issues/6733#issuecomment-376604435 As mentioned in the link remove the already existing token and details to show the login prompt again open regedit (windowsKey + R + type "regedit") delete -> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\VSCommon\14.0\ClientServices\TokenStorage\VisualStudio\VssApp

5. Restart your system

6. And re-run the below command with auth flag set to false. It will ask for the creds.

npm install -g vsts-npm-auth --registry https://registry.npmjs.com --always-auth false

7. vsts-npm-auth -config .npmrc

Wisla

It works for me, removing tokens in regedit is necessary – Banting

Answer 4

1. Optional: Make a backup of your .npmrc file.
2. Edit the .npmrc file.
3. Delete the lines with the cached credentials. More specifically delete:

• Any line ending with username=VssSessionToken
• Any line starting with the comment ; This is an unencrypted authentication token.
• Any line containing password=
• Any line containing email=

4. Save the file.
5. Run vsts-npm-auth -config .npmrc

Auster

Answer 5

The VSTS will save creds in the Windows registry. You need to remove the token to get the login prompt again.

Here is the path in Windows Registry :

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\VSCommon\14.0\ClientServices\TokenStorage\VisualStudio\VssApp

Steinbach

Token is not creating even after new VssSessionToken generation. – Bioenergetics