Http connection unauthorized in gerrit trigger

Question

I am trying to setup Rest API for gerrit trigger jenkins plugin. I have created a service user in git.

But now when i am entering the http username/password for service user and pressing test connection . I am getting Http connection unauthorized connection.

HTTP password is nothing but the SSH public key added in the gerrit config UI.

Best Regards, Saurav

Answer 1

I was facing similar problem and then I found the solution here: https://dev.vaadin.com/review/Documentation/dev-rest-api.html#_authentication

The gerrituser and httppassword should be used from http://gerrit-url/#/settings/http-password link. You can test that with .netrc file as well.

I don't know how your gerrit was configured so I suggest you should also try to switch from basic_auth to digest_auth. eg:

curl -X GET --digest -u gerrituser:httppassword http://gerrit-url/a/path/to/api

curl -X POST --digest -u gerrituser:httppassword -d '{json data}' http://gerrit-url/a/path/to/api

Answer 2

Try something like this:

1. By sure that you have user on Gerrit
2. Generate HTTP password for this user in Gerrit settings

3. Copy repository using http (command below)

   git clone http://gerrituser:httppassword@gerrit_url/p/nameofproject.git

4. If you want use JSON file try this example command,create file body.json:

   curl -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST --data @body.json http://gerrituser:httppassword@gerrit_url/a/changes/Change_Id/revisions/commit/review

5. JSON files and rest command of Gerrit REST API you can find here: https://gerrit-review.googlesource.com/Documentation/rest-api.html

ps. the letters /a/ and /p/ are necessary, remember of user permission and HTTP password should be without slash.