Git is showing the system name in the commit instead of username

Question

I have updated the git creds using these commands

git config --global user.email myemail@gmail.com

git config --global user.name myusername

But when I pushed the code it is also showing the system name in the commit as well. How can I change it to my name?

Edit: Output of the git log -n 1

Author: MySystemName <XXXX>   // this is exact what I get in git commit
Date:   Sun Apr 2 20:54:31 2023 +0530

Thanks

Is there a specific non-global setting in the project itself? This would override the global setting. — tripleee, Apr 02 '23 at 10:32
I am guessing: `git config --global --list`, but not knowing the exact line, and response, from your "git push", I will remain guessing.... — Luuk, Apr 02 '23 at 12:59
Concretely, does `git config user.name` output something different than `git config --global user.name`? — tripleee, Apr 02 '23 at 16:52
Please update your question to show the output of `git log -n 1`.We don't know *how* it's showing the system name. — Keith Thompson, Apr 03 '23 at 00:01
@KeithThompson Updated the question please check this what I wanted to change — Ashish Choudary, Apr 03 '23 at 02:35
Does this answer your question? [How to change the commit author for a single commit?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3042437/how-to-change-the-commit-author-for-a-single-commit) — tripleee, Apr 03 '23 at 04:46
@tripleee Yes This does the trick. Can I set it so that I do not mention every time `--author <>`? — Ashish Choudary, Apr 03 '23 at 05:06
Thanks @tripleee I am able to change the author can I change the `committer` also? — Ashish Choudary, Apr 03 '23 at 14:17
These are very common FAQs; please search instead of asking somebody else to find the information for you. — tripleee, Apr 03 '23 at 15:48

VonC · Accepted Answer · 2023-04-03T05:50:07.063

How can I check that or set that?

Go to your repository folder, and type:

git config -l --show-origin --show-scope

You will see all settings, with their scope and location. If there is one closer to the repository with your system name, it would take precedence over the global settings.

Check also for user environment variables, like "Committing":

GIT_AUTHOR_NAME is the human-readable name in the “author” field.

GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL is the email for the “author” field.

GIT_COMMITTER_NAME sets the human name for the “committer” field.

GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL is the email address for the “committer” field.

Those would also take precedence over the global settings.

For existing commits, you can use git filter-repo (to be installed first) "User and email based filtering":

cd repo
git filter-repo --mailmap my-mailmap

with my-mailmap:

Correct Name <correct@email.com> <old@email.com>

Thanks for the answer but I need to change the Author name. Can you please check my updated question — Ashish Choudary, Apr 03 '23 at 02:41
@AshishChoudary Sure, I have edited the answer to address your edit. — VonC, Apr 03 '23 at 05:50

Git is showing the system name in the commit instead of username

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