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Unable to read askpass response from ask-pass-trampoline.bat #2623

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@AlcaDesign

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Attempting to push commits to my GitHub using the Desktop client results in this message:

The system cannot find the path specified.
error: unable to read askpass response from 'C:\Users\Alca\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-0.8.0\resources\app\static\ask-pass-trampoline.bat'
fatal: could not read Username for 'https://github.com': terminal prompts disabled

No changes occur.

Similar issue as #1916.

Version

GitHub Desktop version: 0.8.0

OS version: Windows 7 (6.1.7601 SP1)

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Make a commit.
  2. Push the commit.
  3. Error message pops up.

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Expected behavior: The commit should be pushed.

Actual behavior: The aforementioned error message pops up.

Reproduces how often: 100% of the time.

Logs

2017-09-06T06:15:40.333Z - error: [ui] `git -c credential.helper= push origin master:master --progress` exited with an unexpected code: 128.
The system cannot find the path specified.
error: unable to read askpass response from 'C:\Users\Alca\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-0.8.0\resources\app\static\ask-pass-trampoline.bat'
fatal: could not read Username for 'https://github.com': terminal prompts disabled

Additional Information

The file at that location most definitely does exist. It has persisted through multiple versions of Desktop.

I've tried commenting out core.askpass=git-gui--askpass from my git config.

Issue created by request of Stacey Burns @staceb

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