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Commits being tagged by an older user #22818
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I had an account with MFA turned on with my computers SSH key registered. Of course I did not download recovery codes and of course I upgraded my phone without backing up the authenticator app 😦 I now have a new account :slight_smile: but for some reason all the commits coming from my computer are being authored by my old username (I’m using GitHub desktop). I see my old user name’s icon next the commit box but I cannot change this (yes, I’m logged into my new account). Has anybody ran into this issue? Sample PR from my new account with commit from my old: CedricGuillemet/ImGuizmo#129 |
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Welcome @OkanArika. You can check the name and email address that are being used in your .gitconfig by going to Why are my commits linked to the wrong user? - GitHub DocsWe’re hoping to make some changes to GitHub Desktop in the future to detect when these situations occur (see desktop/desktop#610 for the tracking issue). |
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Welcome @OkanArika. You can check the name and email address that are being used in your .gitconfig by going to
File>Option>Gitin GitHub Desktop. Make sure the email address being used there matches an email address that is associated with your currently logged in GitHub account (https://github.com/settings/emails). You can read more about how commit attribution works here:
docs.github.comWhy are my commits linked to the wrong user? - GitHub Docs
We’re hoping to make some changes to GitHub Desktop in the future to detect when these situations occur (see desktop/desktop#610 for the tracking issue).