NPM login to GitHub registry requires lowercase username

Question

I'm trying to log in from the command line using this command:

$ npm login --registry=https://npm.pkg.github.com/

But my username on GitHub has an uppercase first letter, which results in the following error:

$ npm login --registry=https://npm.pkg.github.com/
Username: <Username>
npm WARN Name must be lowercase

Anyone know how I can get around this? Do I have to change my GitHub username for this to work?

What happens if you enter it all lowercase? – jonrsharpe Mar 08 '22 at 08:10 — jonrsharpe, Mar 08 '22 at 08:10
That results in a "401 Unauthorized" error – o01 Mar 08 '22 at 08:12 — o01, Mar 08 '22 at 08:12

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 08 '22 at 08:18

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npm started to enforce lower case usernames at some points, leaving the accounts previously created in this awkward situation.

To solve the issue, you might want to email support@npmjs.com, which will link the lowercase variant of your username to your account.

source: this github issue.

answered Mar 08 '22 at 08:18

Mehdi

Aren't they just going to say "you're trying to log in to GitHub, not us"? – jonrsharpe Mar 08 '22 at 08:38
I guess we'll find out :/ But aren't they the same company now? – o01 Mar 08 '22 at 09:29
lol, they did A very helpful support person named Jude suggested I go to github.com/login to login to my Github account ‍♂️ – o01 Mar 08 '22 at 21:41

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