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Re: You don't exist, Go away! although user.name has been set

From
MWMarc Weber <marco-oweber@gmx.de>
Date
Sep 18, 2008, 11:47 UTC
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<20080918114735.GA14176@gmx.de>
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>  I can assure you that people are capable of fetching, pulling and
>  committing with git. I do it all day long at least.
> 
>  Can you post your ~/.gitconfig (and/or .git/config) file, please?
>  In conjunction, I also need to know the exact username you're using
>  on your system.

Hmm I think it only occurs if you git clone the repo before adding the identity to your global config.

If you clone the repository after having added your identity everything is fine..

/ksa > git fetch origin fatal: You don't exist. Go away!

~/.gitconfig:
[user]
        name = sadflkj-sa
        email = info@dflkje.de

The repo config is unchanged after cloning. The HEAD pointer is invalid. But this shouldn't matter

Sincerly Marc Weber

Previous: Andreas Ericsson
Message 3 of 3 in “You don't exist, Go away! although user.name has been set”
  1. Marc WeberSep 16, 2008
  2. Andreas EricssonSep 16, 2008
  3. Marc WeberSep 18, 2008

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