In git version 1.8.2.3 (in arch) I'm getting this message when doing git commit -a
fatal: empty ident name (for <tim@newton.(none)>) not allowed I get this message in a brand new repository. I'm getting the same message in Ubuntu 12.10 which has 1.8.1.2 The message suggests I do Run git config --global user.email "y...@example.com" git config --global user.name "Your Name" to set your account's default identity. but I've done this [tim@newton git_scratchpad]$ git config -l core.repositoryformatversion=0 core.filemode=true core.bare=false core.logallrefupdates=true git works as I expect on another machine with 1.7.9 I'm at my wits end and I don't know what to do. but -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Git for human beings" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to git-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
