build from private repos using git-lfs cannot be used

[RobTranquillo]

Hello and thanks or that awesome project.

Bug description

when a private repository contains git-lfs data, an error comes up in the build-action saying that git-lfs is missing the credentials:

Adding genesis user token [Package Manager] Done resolving packages in 15.22s seconds
An error occurred while resolving packages:
  Project has invalid dependencies:
    en.vrbits.sensei: Cannot checkout repository [https://github.com/XXX.git]:
      Error when executing git command. Downloading .../AWSSDK.Core.dll (1.2 MB)
      Error downloading object: .../AWSSDK.Core.dll (bd80ffb):
      Smudge error: Error downloading
      .../AWSSDK.Core.dll
      (bd80ffbe030e8439f674512c1e7f938e33509f72290fff83f4931d347480d6ac):
      batch response: Bad credentials

Since checking out the repo of that Unity package via gitPrivateToken already worked, I assume that the credentials are correct but apparently not used for git-lfs. I thought it was a Unity problem at first, so I reported it there: https://forum.unity.com/threads/git-lfs-fails-on-private-repos-in-package-manager.1327368/#post-8406315

But maybe it is also a game-ci problem?

How to reproduce

Put files into a Unity package repository using git-lfs.
Then use this package in a Unity project that is being built by game-ci.

Expected behavior

gitPrivateToken should not only provide the token to git, but also to git-lfs.

[skjalgsm-statespace]

I just encountered this problem also. Is this something someone can look at?

[RobTranquillo]

If I do understand this person from Unity correct, the problem can be lay in the insufficient usage of git credential helper inside the Unity container: https://forum.unity.com/threads/git-lfs-fails-on-private-repos-in-package-manager.1327368/#post-8460623

Could it be that game-ci does not transfer the git credentials to the Unity container in the correct way when using the gitPrivateToken option?

[ChristianTellefsen]

We have exactly the same issue.

[AndrewKahr]

Is this still an issue? I set up a test where I created a upm git repo with a png in lfs and the action will pull the package without issue. Is there anything non-standard like custom lfs servers?