# What does this error message mean? 3 messages from 2006-02-21 to 2006-02-22. Participants: Alan Chandler, Timo Hirvonen. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/3425 ## Alan Chandler, 2006-02-21 22:06 Subject: What does this error message mean? Message-ID: <200602212206.36685.alan@chandlerfamily.org.uk> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/200602212206.36685.alan%40chandlerfamily.org.uk ``` alan@kanger usermgr[master]$ git commit -a fatal: empty ident not allowed Suddenly started happening, possibly after upgrade (via debian) to git 1.2.1 -- Alan Chandler http://www.chandlerfamily.org.uk Open Source. It's the difference between trust and antitrust. ``` ## Timo Hirvonen, 2006-02-21 22:46 Subject: Re: What does this error message mean? Message-ID: <20060222004637.1a066569.tihirvon@gmail.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20060222004637.1a066569.tihirvon%40gmail.com In-Reply-To: <200602212206.36685.alan@chandlerfamily.org.uk> ``` On Tue, 21 Feb 2006 22:06:36 +0000 Alan Chandler wrote: > alan@kanger usermgr[master]$ git commit -a > fatal: empty ident not allowed > > Suddenly started happening, possibly after upgrade (via debian) to git 1.2.1 Your GIT_AUTHOR_NAME is empty? -- http://onion.dynserv.net/~timo/ ``` ## Alan Chandler, 2006-02-22 04:42 Subject: Re: What does this error message mean? Message-ID: <200602220442.50935.alan@chandlerfamily.org.uk> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/200602220442.50935.alan%40chandlerfamily.org.uk In-Reply-To: <20060222004637.1a066569.tihirvon@gmail.com> ``` On Tuesday 21 February 2006 22:46, Timo Hirvonen wrote: > On Tue, 21 Feb 2006 22:06:36 +0000 > > Alan Chandler wrote: > > alan@kanger usermgr[master]$ git commit -a > > fatal: empty ident not allowed > > > > Suddenly started happening, possibly after upgrade (via debian) to git > > 1.2.1 > > Your GIT_AUTHOR_NAME is empty? Yes - seems it was. Although it has been like that for some months, whereas this is the first time git-commit failed. -- Alan Chandler http://www.chandlerfamily.org.uk Open Source. It's the difference between trust and antitrust. ```