How do I re-configure a connected repository?

[macsj200]

I'm experimenting with using ECR #869 #2033.

Is there a way to configure the settings for a repository after it's added? I.e. username, password, etc.

I'm obtaining a temporary password for the ECR registry with aws ecr get-login-password and using the username AWS.

Currently I'm forced to manually disconnect from the ECR registry and re-add the registry URI so I can re-enter the username and password.

[bwateratmsft]

There's not (generally) a way to edit the credentials, instead you can right click the registry connection and choose "Disconnect", then start over with connecting.

[macsj200]

Thanks for following up on this. I was imagining that the credentials are stored somewhere (in a JSON config file?). I was wondering if I could manually edit these "cached" credentials somehow.

The extension has to maintain a "list" of connected registries, right? Wouldn't the credentials be stored alongside that?

[bwateratmsft]

Good question! We use VSCode's Memento construct for storing the connection data (server URL where it applies, and username), and the SecretStorage construct for the password/PAT. In the past we used keytar for secret storage but when VSCode added the SecretStorage API we switched to that. I think VSCode still uses keytar underneath for that, but I don't know for sure.

In certain circumstances, the registry connection will show a "Re-enter credentials..." right-click option, which essentially walks back through the connection wizard. But, I think it currently will only show up for Docker Hub and Gitlab connections, not for generic V2 registries.