Git: commits still get labeled with a dead account

Question

This is not a huge problem for me, but kinda embarrassing. Years ago I used two different GitHub accounts. One my very own (1), another for some technical purposes (2) (to work by invitation, probably; don't ask for details, I cant remember). They got different nicknames and passwords, one can log in properly and separately.

I work exclusively under (1), but all my commits are labeled as if I used (2). Probably, (2) has nothing to do with it; I deleted it, but it still lives posthumously in my new commits. It does not matter much for me, since I work alone; still, it does not look nice.

How am I supposed to get rid of it?

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 27 '18 at 06:03

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Github link commits to authors by looking at author/committer emails in the commit. Verify your global (per-user) and local (per-repository) settings user.name and user.email:

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

In your github account verify that you listed all necessary emails.

answered Mar 27 '18 at 06:03

phd

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Than you very much! – Alexey Orlov Mar 27 '18 at 06:08
Good answer, but won't this only affect new commits and not old ones? – evolutionxbox Mar 27 '18 at 08:46
Changing authorship for existing commits is certainly [possible](https://stackoverflow.com/a/750182/7976758) but not recommended — it means changing history and requires force-push. – phd Mar 27 '18 at 14:28

Git: commits still get labeled with a dead account

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