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diff --git a/doc/user/project/repository/mirror/index.md b/doc/user/project/repository/mirror/index.md index 4537f8520cd..b08530c34b3 100644 --- a/doc/user/project/repository/mirror/index.md +++ b/doc/user/project/repository/mirror/index.md @@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ Subscribe to the issue to follow its progress. Several mirroring methods exist: -- [Push](push.md): for mirroring a GitLab repository to another location. -- [Pull](pull.md): for mirroring a repository from another location to GitLab. +- [Push](push.md): Mirror a repository from GitLab to another location. +- [Pull](pull.md): Mirror a repository from another location to a GitLab Premium instance. - [Bidirectional](bidirectional.md) mirroring is also available, but can cause conflicts. Mirror a repository when: @@ -113,6 +113,11 @@ GitLab supports these authentication methods: - [SSH authentication](#ssh-authentication). - Password. +When using password authentication, ensure you specify the username. +For a [project access token](../../settings/project_access_tokens.md) or +[group access token](../../../group/settings/group_access_tokens.md), +use the username (not token name) and the token as the password. + ### SSH authentication SSH authentication is mutual: @@ -226,7 +231,7 @@ This error can occur when a firewall performs a `Deep SSH Inspection` on outgoin ### Could not read username: terminal prompts disabled If you receive this error after creating a new project using -[GitLab CI/CD for external repositories](../../../../ci/ci_cd_for_external_repos/): +[GitLab CI/CD for external repositories](../../../../ci/ci_cd_for_external_repos/index.md): - In Bitbucket Cloud: diff --git a/doc/user/project/repository/mirror/pull.md b/doc/user/project/repository/mirror/pull.md index 88104e34eb4..d0f2b9a8088 100644 --- a/doc/user/project/repository/mirror/pull.md +++ b/doc/user/project/repository/mirror/pull.md @@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ local repository, GitLab stops updating the branch. This prevents data loss. Deleted branches and tags in the upstream repository are not reflected in the downstream repository. +NOTE: +Items deleted from the downstream pull mirror repository, but still in the upstream repository, +are restored upon the next pull. For example: a branch deleted _only_ in the mirrored repository +reappears after the next pull. + ## How pull mirroring works After you configure a GitLab repository as a pull mirror: |