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REPEAT: Do NOT report bugs for outdated packages!
FS#74113 - Unusable as it can't read git config
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Opened by Joel (jmcb) - Monday, 14 March 2022, 14:46 GMT
Last edited by David Thurstenson (thurstylark) - Saturday, 26 March 2022, 02:24 GMT
Opened by Joel (jmcb) - Monday, 14 March 2022, 14:46 GMT
Last edited by David Thurstenson (thurstylark) - Saturday, 26 March 2022, 02:24 GMT
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DetailsDescription: When I try to run etckeeper commit, I get the follwing result:
[joelm@jarchport ~]$ sudo etckeeper commit Committer identity unknown *** Please tell me who you are. Run git config --global user.email "you@example.com" git config --global user.name "Your Name" to set your account's default identity. Omit --global to set the identity only in this repository. fatal: empty ident name (for <root@hostname>) not allowed However, my git is definitely configured Additional info: * package version(s) etckeeper 1.18.17-1 git 2.35.1-1 * config and/or log files etc. * link to upstream bug report, if any Steps to reproduce: Configure git Install etckeeper (you will see it fail with the same message on the post-update hook) etckeeper init etckeeper commit |
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Closed by David Thurstenson (thurstylark)
Saturday, 26 March 2022, 02:24 GMT
Reason for closing: Not a bug
Additional comments about closing: Configure git using either the system config, or root's global config.
Saturday, 26 March 2022, 02:24 GMT
Reason for closing: Not a bug
Additional comments about closing: Configure git using either the system config, or root's global config.
Comment by David Thurstenson (thurstylark) -
Saturday, 26 March 2022, 02:23 GMT
You need to set these options either in the system-wide configuration with `git config --system`, or in root's global configuration with `git config --global` as root. `git config --global` as another user will not make the resulting configuration usable by the root user. See: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Git#Using_git-config