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Bug 349844

Summary:	[server][git] Allow changing Git user for a cloned repo
Product:	[ECD] Orion	Reporter:	Mark Macdonald <mamacdon>
Component:	Client	Assignee:	Project Inbox <e4.orion-inbox>
Status:	RESOLVED INVALID	QA Contact:
Severity:	normal
Priority:	P3	CC:	malgorzata.tomczyk, Szymon.Brandys, tomasz.zarna
Version:	0.2
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	PC
OS:	Windows 7
Whiteboard:

Description Mark Macdonald

2011-06-20 11:50:34 EDT

Using Orion I201106171530 on orion.eclipse.org:

1. Create a new user account in Orion.
2. Clone an existing Git repo (I used my github repo: git@github.com:mamacdon/mamacdon.github.com.git )
3. Make a change and commit. I see the author name/email as "admin (admin@localhost)".
4. Go to the profile page and change the Git name & email to something else.
5. Commit again -- the author is still "admin (admin@localhost)"

You have to clone the repository again to make it use the new user info.
I would like to be able to change the user for a repo that was already created.

Also, it might make sense to prompt for Git user info when the first repository is created/cloned, since people are more likely to discover the Repos page before the Profile page.

Comment 1 Tomasz Zarna

2011-06-27 06:03:14 EDT

(In reply to comment #0)
> 1. Create a new user account in Orion.
> 2. Clone an existing Git repo (I used my github repo:
> git@github.com:mamacdon/mamacdon.github.com.git )
> 3. Make a change and commit. 

I think we could ask the user to provide the name/email here, at first commit attempt, if they're not in the profile.

> I see the author name/email as "admin (admin@localhost)".

We should not fallback to these.

Comment 2 Tomasz Zarna

2011-06-27 06:10:40 EDT

Workaround: In 4. open "Repository configuration" for the clone[1] and provide user.name and user.email of your choice.

[1] Just click on the clone in Repositories page.

Comment 3 Szymon Brandys

2011-06-27 06:22:03 EDT

(In reply to comment #0)
> Using Orion I201106171530 on orion.eclipse.org:
> 
> 1. Create a new user account in Orion.
> 2. Clone an existing Git repo (I used my github repo:
> git@github.com:mamacdon/mamacdon.github.com.git )
> 3. Make a change and commit. I see the author name/email as "admin
> (admin@localhost)".
> 4. Go to the profile page and change the Git name & email to something else.
> 5. Commit again -- the author is still "admin (admin@localhost)"

The name and mail in the profile are "Defaults used to configure clones". So changing them for existing clones does not make sense.

> You have to clone the repository again to make it use the new user info.
> I would like to be able to change the user for a repo that was already created.

To change name/mail you should open the clone details in the repo view and modify user.name and user.mail properties as you would do in the console.

> Also, it might make sense to prompt for Git user info when the first repository
> is created/cloned, since people are more likely to discover the Repos page
> before the Profile page.

See bug Bug 350012.

Comment 4 Szymon Brandys

2011-06-27 06:38:03 EDT

Since you are able to change the clone user/mail, I'm marking this bug INVALID. I think there are two issues worth of fixing/discussing:
1) Setting the user/mail, if it is not set yet (bug 350012)
2) Setting the committer name/mail per commit (Bug 350422)