How to use the correct git account in git push?

Question

Whenever I type:

git push

I get:

remote: Permission to [username]/[project-name].git denied to [old-username].
Fatal: unable to access [https://github.com/link/.git]: the requested url returned error: 403

I think that git tries to push using [old-username] which is a github account I don't use for this project.

I'm new to git but I can't seem to find the solution. How can I get github to prompt me for my correct username and password so I can push to the remote branch my new account has access to?

Doesn't work. I should note that (Because I didn't notice it) one of my previous commits were done under my old username / mail. But my newest commit is done under my new name / mail — Potatoman
– Potatoman, Commented May 1, 2017 at 16:24
No, I think that is for a different issue and it recommends the use of ssh. For now I decided to unset my credential helper using "git config --global --unset credential.helper" I'm not sure if this will wipe my old credentials as well (hopefully), but I will figure that out on a later schedule. In the meantime I will just manually input everything. — Potatoman
– Potatoman, Commented May 1, 2017 at 17:09

Manuel Schmidt · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-01 16:55:40Z

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You can change your remote url to include your username and/or password

git remote origin set-url https://[email protected]/username/repository.git

With also your password

git remote origin set-url https://username:[email protected]/username/repository.git

answered May 1, 2017 at 16:55

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