My commits author is changed automatically to root in linux

[andrejmoltok]

Hello everyone,

I am new to linux as well, and Git as well, so I don't understand why git changes the name of the author of the commits I am making to root, when i already set the --global user.name.

[NipulM]

Git usually uses a hierarchy of configurations. Check if there is a local configuration that overrides your global settings

cd /path/to/your/repo
git config user.name
git config user.email

If there's a local config, you can change them by doing:

git config user.name "user_name"
git config user.email "your_email"

If you are using SSH for Git operations, make sure that your SSH key is correctly associated with your Git account. If the SSH key is not recognized, Git may default to the "root" user. 👍🏼

[ragmer09toske]

Hello! 👋

If Git is showing your commits as authored by "root," it might be due to permissions or the way you're initializing your Git repository.

Make sure you have the correct permissions and are in the right directory when making commits. Also, verify your local repository's config with : git config --local user.name to ensure it's set correctly for the specific project.

[andrejmoltok]

Setting the local config solved the issue, i hope it persists.