CLI: Cannot forge auth on headless Linux machines via CLI
Author: anaisbettsCreated Sep 9, 2026Updated Sep 9, 2026
Labelsbugos:linuxCLI
Version
0.22.3
Operating System
Linux
Distribution Method
deb (Linux)
Describe the issue
GitButler CLI seems to use Secret Storage on Linux which doesn't work on many headless CLI setups. Furthermore the error is pretty inscruitable:
Error: Authentication failed
Caused by: 0: Failed to persist access token 1: Platform secure storage failure: DBus error: The name is not activatable 2: DBus error: The name is not activatable 3: The name is not activatable
How to reproduce (Optional)
- SSH into a headless Linux box
but config forge auth
Expected behavior (Optional)
It would be nice if I could say "It's Fine Actually, just save it to a dotfile"
Relevant log output (Optional)
Source: gitbutlerapp/gitbutler