Facing issue with committed user name displaying different while committing the code from Visual studio commiunity 2022

[s2gaditya]

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Hi,
This is Aditya. I'm facing an issue like above you can see there is committed user name displaying shivs2g either it's not my account. But yes, this is committed by me using Aditya Id from visual studio 2022.
I have checked my visual studio account and also other details related to git but not found any Id related to this.

Could yo please help me to fix this as it's displaying the wrong committed user details.

[Arbazkhan-cs]

If you're encountering an issue where a different Git user name is being displayed in your commits, even though you've configured your Git user information correctly, there are a few steps you can take to resolve this issue:

1. Check Local Git Configuration:**

   • Ensure that your local Git configuration is set up correctly. Open a command prompt or terminal, navigate to the root of your Git repository, and run the following commands to check your Git user name and email:

     git config user.name
     git config user.email

   Make sure that these values are set to your correct name and email address. If not, you can set them using the following commands:

   git config user.name "Your Name"
   git config user.email "[email protected]"

2. Check Global Git Configuration:**

   • Git has both local and global configuration settings. If your local settings are correct, but the issue persists, you should check your global Git configuration:

     git config --global user.name
     git config --global user.email

   Make sure these global settings are also set to your correct name and email.

3. Check the IDE's Git Integration:**

   • If you're using Visual Studio 2022 for Git operations, make sure that the IDE's Git integration is not overriding your Git configuration. Check the Git settings within Visual Studio to verify that your user information is set correctly there as well.

4. Reconfigure and Re-commit:**

   • If your Git configuration appears correct, but the incorrect username persists in existing commits, you may need to recommit your changes with the corrected user information. To do this, you can amend your commits using the following command:

     git commit --amend --author="Your Name <[email protected]>"

   After amending the commits, push your changes to the remote repository.

5. Check for Credential Helpers:**

   • Sometimes, credential helpers can interfere with Git user information. Review any Git credential helpers that you might have configured and make sure they aren't affecting your commits.

6. Cache and Reset Your Credentials:**

   • If you have cached credentials, they might be causing the issue. You can try to reset your Git credentials by running the following command:

     git credential reject

   This will prompt Git to request your credentials again the next time you interact with the remote repository.

7. Contact Support:**

   • If none of the above steps resolve the issue, consider reaching out to Visual Studio or Git support for more specific assistance. They may be able to help diagnose and fix any configuration issues.

Remember that it's essential to ensure that both your global and local Git configurations are set correctly and that Visual Studio's Git integration is not overriding your settings. If you have any doubts about the configuration, consider verifying it with your Git hosting service (e.g., GitHub, GitLab) to ensure the correct user information is associated with your account.

[s2gaditya]

I have already checked these by cmd. All are set to aditya account. From Vsual studio you can see displaying the aditya but in git displaying shivs2g.

You can check the Visual studio commit details where it displaying adityas2g for commit id 684bf772

And this is git commit detail for 684bf772 where it displaying the shivs2g

[Arbazkhan-cs]

bro now create a new repo and than commit it. And if there is still that problem just let me know.

[surya-mu]

Hey Adithya, even if you change your local settings in VScode, have you added your registered email address which is linked to your VScode to your GitHub account?

Here are some fixes:

• Try adding your Email to the Email Settings which is registered to your VScode account.
• If you know the person who is involved in this situation, i.e the person Shiv2g here, then try removing their commits/ block user temporarily and try commiting( Might be a bug).
• Check whether you have invited any collaborators to your repository, if you have given your friend/anyone access to the repository, try removing and adding them back after commiting your changes.
• There is a official GitHub Docs which might help solving your issue Commits Linked to Another User - Problem

Hope this helps!

[s2gaditya]

No @surya-mu , It's not working.

[surya-mu]

Ok, I'll tell you one more thing to try.

Step1

Go to the repository you want to check:
For example,

Step2

Click the latest commit which is showing the Improper Username

Step3

Go to the Commit Page where u are seeing error.

Step4

Add a .patch to the url of the commit patch.

Step5

You'll see all personal info about the commit check whether its linked to your github account.

And one more thing @s2gaditya , did you check whether you have linked your email address to your local account?

[ghostinhershell]

Hey there! 👋

Thanks for posting in the GitHub Community, @s2gaditya ! We're happy you're here. You are more likely to get a useful response if you are posting your question in the applicable category. The Accessibility category is a place for our community to discuss and provide feedback on the digital accessibility of GitHub products. Digital accessibility means that GitHub tools, and technologies, are designed and developed so that people with disabilities can use them.

I've gone ahead and moved this to the correct category for you. Good luck!

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