2.12.x throws could not read Username for 'https://gitlab.com' from the UI

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Describe the bug

Since 2.12.x, the UI throws this error message:

Unable to load data: error acquiring repo lock: failed to initialize repository resources: rpc error: code = Internal desc = Failed to fetch default: `git fetch origin --tags --force --prune` failed exit status 128: fatal: could not read Username for 'https://gitlab.com/': terminal prompts disabled

To Reproduce

Upgrade to 2.12.x from 2.11.x with connectivity to Gitlab repositories. Using Helm chart version 7.4.4

Expected behavior

UI able to refresh Applications from Gitlab.

Screenshots

argocd: v2.11.2+25f7504
  BuildDate: 2024-05-23T13:58:43Z
  GitCommit: 25f7504ecc198e7d7fdc055fdb83ae50eee5edd0
  GitTreeState: clean
  GoVersion: go1.21.10
  Compiler: gc
  Platform: linux/amd64
argocd-server: v2.12.1+26b2039
  BuildDate: 2024-08-16T16:42:13Z
  GitCommit: 26b2039a55b9bdf807a70d344af8ade5171d3d39
  GitTreeState: clean
  GoVersion: go1.22.4
  Compiler: gc
  Platform: linux/amd64
  Kustomize Version: v5.4.2 2024-05-22T15:19:38Z
  Helm Version: v3.15.2+g1a500d5
  Kubectl Version: v0.29.6
  Jsonnet Version: v0.20.0

Logs

`git fetch origin --tags --force --prune` failed exit status 128: fatal: could not read Username for 'https://gitlab.com': terminal prompts disabled