How do I switch GitHub accounts for --link?

[wlandau]

When I first ran code-server --link, I accidentally authorized the wrong GitHub account. Now, even if I delete ~/.local/share/code-server and ~/.config/code-server/config.yaml, every code-server --link calls spins up https://host-wlandau.cdr.co. Is there a way to switch the GitHub account that code-server goes through?

[jsjoeio]

Yes! You can do this:

1. Go to https://github.com/settings/applications
2. Look for "code-server"
3. Click the three dots and click "Revoke"
4. Run code-server --link again

[wlandau]

Thanks for the hint. I revoked access and tried in a new terminal session, but I still see this:

$ code-server --link
[2021-07-19T17:42:00.817Z] info  code-server 3.11.0 REDACTED
[2021-07-19T17:42:00.818Z] info  Using user-data-dir ~/.local/share/code-server
[2021-07-19T17:42:00.835Z] info  Using config file ~/.config/code-server/config.yaml
[2021-07-19T17:42:00.835Z] info  HTTP server listening on http://127.0.0.1: REDACTED (randomized by --link)
[2021-07-19T17:42:00.835Z] info    - Authentication is disabled (disabled by --link)
[2021-07-19T17:42:00.835Z] info    - Not serving HTTPS (disabled by --link)
[2021-07-19T17:42:01.202Z] info  Proxying code-server, you can access your IDE at https://host-old_user.cdr.co

[jsjoeio]

Are you talking about the host specifically? You can pass a string after --link. I'm not sure if you can change old_user though 🤔

Maybe @bpmct knows