git: fatal unable to auto-detect email address

Question

I just cannot commit with git on Ubuntu 14.04

Error message is:

git: fatal unable to auto-detect email address (got "some wrong email")

I tried git-config with and without the --global option setting user.name and user.mail but nothing works

possible duplicate of [Why Git is not allowing me to commit even after configuration?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14662526/why-git-is-not-allowing-me-to-commit-even-after-configuration) — Chris, Sep 04 '14 at 17:46

score 220 · Accepted Answer · edited Jul 03 '17 at 14:39

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Probably a typo mistake: set user.mail with no e. Fix it by setting user.email in the Global Configuration with

$ git config --global user.email "you@example.com"

Already been asked: Why Git is not allowing me to commit even after configuration?

To be sure Run:

$ git config --local -l

edited Jul 03 '17 at 14:39

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answered Dec 05 '14 at 14:25

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Strange, isn't it? How many people make the same typo mistake. – Vitaly Sazanovich Jun 25 '15 at 21:44
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I have a theory about it: I think that it is due we are not native english speakers. For most of us, the word "mail" refers to its electronic version so there is no need for the "e", therefore the typo xDDDD – Jofe Dec 25 '17 at 15:23
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Ok. Just upvoted. But now I have to spend the rest of the day trying to find where did you put a cam in my office. – Almir Campos Apr 27 '18 at 18:24
In my case I mistyped `uers.email` :) You can use `git config -l` to see those nasty categories. – Edgar Manukyan Dec 18 '20 at 15:27
@Jofe This answer helped me. Thanks mate <3, – JIGNESH PATEL Sep 27 '21 at 05:44

score 53 · Answer 2 · edited Jul 05 '22 at 09:12

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Make sure you should be in your home directory not in local directory. while setting your username and e-mail ID.

git config --global user.email "you@example.com"
git config --global user.name "github_username"

Then follow the procedure on GitHub.

edited Jul 05 '22 at 09:12

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answered Dec 22 '15 at 05:48

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score 38 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 26 '18 at 16:26

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If git config --global user.email "you@domain.com" git config --global user.name "github_username"

Dont work like in my case, you can use:

git config --replace-all user.email "you@domain.com"
git config --replace-all user.name "github_username"

answered Aug 26 '18 at 16:26

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finally thts the only solution works for me. thanks – Seeschon Nov 28 '21 at 00:43

score 21 · Answer 4 · edited Jul 05 '22 at 09:12

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fatal: unable to auto-detect email address (got 'jsiddharth@TheDEN.(none)')

I ran the following,

git config --global user.email "myemailid@example.com"
git config --global user.name "my name"
repo init -u https://example.com/platform/manifest

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answered Sep 17 '14 at 04:07

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score 11 · Answer 5 · edited Jan 12 '17 at 01:28

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I get this error when running git stash. Fixed with:

git config --global user.email {emailaddress}
git config --global user.name {name}

edited Jan 12 '17 at 01:28

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answered Mar 17 '15 at 12:58

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score 5 · Answer 6 · edited Jul 05 '22 at 09:15

I had this problem yesterday. Before in the my solution, check this settings.

git config --global user.email "your_address_email@example.com"
git config --global user.name "your_name"

Where "user" is the user of the laptop.

Example: dias@dias-hp-pavilion$ git config --global dias.email ...

So, confirm the informations add, doing:

dias@dias-hp-pavilion:/home/dias$ git config --global dias.email
my_address_email@example.com
dias@dias-hp-pavilion:/home/dias$ git config --global dias.name
my_name

or

nano /home/user_name/.gitconfig

and check this informations.

Doing it and the error persists, try another Git IDE (GUI Clients). I used git-cola and this error appeared, so I changed of IDE, and currently I use the CollabNet GitEye.

score 5 · Answer 7 · answered Sep 23 '20 at 06:26

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Problem solved after I run those commands with sudo

answered Sep 23 '20 at 06:26

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Strange solution. 'git-config --global' does not relate to all users of the local system, but all repositories and all remotes of the logged in user, see e.g. https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Customizing-Git-Git-Configuration: "The next place Git looks is the ~/.gitconfig (or ~/.config/git/config) file, which is specific to each user. You can make Git read and write to this file by passing the --global option." I recommend not to use git as root, better control, if one of these files exist and if you have the rights to edit them. – Jochen Haßfurter Sep 23 '20 at 07:01

score 2 · Answer 8 · answered Sep 24 '20 at 08:53

Had similar problem, I'm fairly new so take this with a grain of salt but I needed to go up a directory first, set the username, then go back down to git repository.

cd ..    
git config --global user.email "your_address_email@domain.com"
git config --global user.name "your_name"
cd <your repository folder>

Hope this helps anyone else that gets stuck

score 1 · Answer 9 · answered Jan 20 '18 at 05:57

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I met the same question just now,my problem lies in the ignorance of blank behind the "user.email" and "your_address_mail@domain.com".

 git config --global user.email "your_address_email@domain.com"

I hope it will help you.

answered Jan 20 '18 at 05:57

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score 1 · Answer 10 · answered Jul 23 '18 at 17:54

I'm running Ubuntu through Windows Subsystem for Linux and had properly set my credentials through Git Bash, including in VS Code's terminal (where I was getting the error every time I tried to commit.)

Apparently even tho VS is using Bash in the terminal, the UI git controls still run through Windows, where I had not set my credentials.

Setting the credentials in Windows Powershell fixed the issue

score 0 · Answer 11 · edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

Steps to solve this problem

note: This problem mainly occurs due to which we haven't assigned our user name and email id in git so what we gonna do is assigning it in git

Open git that you have installed
Now we have to assign our user name and email id
Just type git config --user.name <your_name> and click enter (you can mention or type any name you want)
Similarly type git config --user.email <xyx@gmail.com> and click enter (you have to type your primary mail id)
And that's it.

Have a Good Day!!!.

score 0 · Answer 12 · answered Sep 11 '21 at 18:16

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just put $ git config --local -l first in working directory and then run config.

answered Sep 11 '21 at 18:16

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score 0 · Answer 13 · edited Nov 12 '21 at 17:49

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Just type 2 lines in git bash for example:

$ git config --global user.name "Nguyen Duc Mui"
$ git config --global user.email "ducmui@tnut.edu.vn"

and run again

$ git commit -a -m "Initial commit. Added a gitignore file and a README file."

edited Nov 12 '21 at 17:49

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answered Nov 12 '21 at 17:29

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score 0 · Answer 14 · answered Nov 15 '22 at 16:34

Just ran into this error, i was aware of the config steps. I copy/pasted it but still getting Authors identity unknow error followed by unable to auto-detect email address. I quickly figured out that i copied some spaces characters before the config commands which made them fail but they didn't issue any warning.

Just removed spaces and it worked.

score 0 · Answer 15 · answered Apr 16 '23 at 12:55

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This commit help me to solved this issue.

git config --global user.email "Your email address of Github" git config --global user.name "Your username of Github"

answered Apr 16 '23 at 12:55

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score 0 · Answer 16 · answered Apr 26 '23 at 23:37

My error was from pulling a repository having different remote origin. Like GIT file has the origin_1 but current (local) folder had the origin_2. The actual error message was "fatal: unable to auto-detect email address (got 'root@isi-D-002.(none)')".

I fixed with (basically without --global):
sudo git config user.email <my e-mail for current remote repository>

score -1 · Answer 17 · answered Feb 05 '21 at 07:26

1st Step : Go for the workstation In my case -> cd /c/Users/rashni/MyWS/WSpace

2nd Step : create a folder In my case -> mkdir config

3rd step : use command In my case -> git config --global user.name "rashni" In my case -> git config --global user.email rashni@abc.com

4th step : To check all configuration(optional) In my case -> git config --list

score -1 · Answer 18 · answered Feb 17 '21 at 13:00

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For Visual Studio users:

Open Visual Studio
Click on Git menu > Source Control > Git Repository Settings > General
Set the 'User name' and 'Email'
Click 'OK'

answered Feb 17 '21 at 13:00

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That's not an answer to the question stated. – Mikaelblomkvistsson Sep 19 '22 at 09:58

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