[Bug 1181672] [NEW] can not commit because unable to auto-detect email address

[Tim Richardson]

Public bug reported:

I can not do commit -a
It fails with the message
fatal: unable to auto-detect email address (got 'tim at whitlam.(none)')

the error message helpfully suggests
*** Please tell me who you are.

Run

  git config --global user.email "you at example.com"
  git config --global user.name "Your Name"

to set your account's default identity.


I have done these steps for my user name, but the error persists.
This happens with a new git (git init) and with cloned repositories.

Description:	Ubuntu 13.04
Release:	13.04

git:
  Installed: 1:1.8.1.2-1
  Candidate: 1:1.8.1.2-1
  Version table:

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: git 1:1.8.1.2-1
Uname: Linux 3.8.13-030813-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun May 19 16:51:31 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-01-25 (114 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release i386 (20121017.1)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: git
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-03-28 (51 days ago)

** Affects: git (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386 raring

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Title:
  can not commit because unable to auto-detect email address

Status in “git” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I can not do commit -a
  It fails with the message
  fatal: unable to auto-detect email address (got 'tim at whitlam.(none)')

  the error message helpfully suggests
  *** Please tell me who you are.

  Run

    git config --global user.email "you at example.com"
    git config --global user.name "Your Name"

  to set your account's default identity.

  
  I have done these steps for my user name, but the error persists.
  This happens with a new git (git init) and with cloned repositories.

  Description:	Ubuntu 13.04
  Release:	13.04

  git:
    Installed: 1:1.8.1.2-1
    Candidate: 1:1.8.1.2-1
    Version table:

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
  Package: git 1:1.8.1.2-1
  Uname: Linux 3.8.13-030813-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Sun May 19 16:51:31 2013
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-01-25 (114 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release i386 (20121017.1)
  MarkForUpload: True
  SourcePackage: git
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-03-28 (51 days ago)

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