It took a while but I found the issue & a solution,
which I thought might to file away for an other day.
The problem is as follows:
1. The
git installation has its ssh certs in the ‘wrong’ place;
2. A
proxy is needed to access SCM on VSTS;
3. Adding
the Company proxy disables all other GIT access that does not require your
Company credentials.
The solution is ultimately simple:
1. Copy
the Certs to the path GIT is expecting them;
2. Only
set the proxy for the project that needs it.
This can be done by setting
the proxy on the clone command:
Ie.
git clone https://myproject.visualstudio.com/_git/Java-two--config "http.proxy=http://mycompany.proxy.server:8080"
Now you can access everything as before.
The useful hint was found on this site: http://codeclimber.net.nz/archive/2015/01/20/How-to-unset-a-proxy-for-a-specific-git-repository/
Two helpful commands I found along the way are:
$git config --global --list
Which lists the configuration for all the repositories.
git config --global --unset http.proxy
Which allows you to remove a setting from all of your Git
configuration.
Finally if you jump into the project folder and want to
see the settings for the project then simply use the –local switch.
Ie.
$git config --local --list
And that's it!
