Wrong author name in git commit

[Romain Forlot]

I have configured git after the wrong commit. The problem is more on
the existing commit. But it appears that I miss cloning git
repository. So, commit isn't go online and everything is fine.

Sorry for inconvenience.

2012/3/15 Gerard Ryan <galileo at fedoraproject.org>
>
> On Wed 14 Mar 2012 10:53:00 PM GMT, E Deon Lackey wrote:
>
> > Yes, there is a way to change that. You can do...
> > $ git config --global user.name "Romain Forlot "
> > $ git config --global user.email "rforlot at yahoo.com"
> >
> > ...to reset your email and username preferences. That will always do
> > 'git commit' as "Romain Forlot <rforlot at yahoo.com>."
> >
> > You can also do....
> >
> > $ git commit -a -m "message" --author Romain Forlot <rforlot at yahoo.com>
> >
> > --author overrides whatever the config setting is.
> >
> > HTH,
> > Deon
> >
> > P.S. Those only apply to new commits; I don't know of a way to edit an
> > existing commit.
> >
> >
> > On 3/14/2012 5:36 PM, Romain Forlot wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I do my first commit on user guide doc but I do not have configured
> >> git to use a specific name and mail address. So, I see that my git
> >> commit using 'git log' showing Claneys Skyne
> >> "Author: Claneys Skyne <claneys.skyne at gmail.com
> >> <mailto:claneys.skyne at gmail.com>>"
> >> instead of:
> >> "Author: Romain Forlot <rforlot at yahoo.com <mailto:rforlot at yahoo.com>>"
> >>
> >> Is it possible to change that ?
> >>
> >> Thanks.
> >> --
> >> *Romain Forlot*
> >>
> >> pub 4096R/862907E5 2011-05-26
> >> Key fingerprint = 4549 A7CA 17DC D0AA 0FE0 7953 E6A8 A0C8 8629 07E5
> >> uid Romain Forlot <rforlot at yahoo.com <mailto:rforlot at yahoo.com>>
> >> sub 4096R/153E34C2 2011-05-26
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> Note: I don't know too much about git, but I think this should work. I'd
> suggest maybe waiting until someone more experienced verifies what I say
> here before trying it!
>
> I think if you do what Deon has suggested, then do the following to go
> back to before you made the commit:
>
> $ git reset --soft HEAD~1
>
> Then it should be in the state you left it right before you made the
> commit (i.e. with all your changes staged, just not committed). Doing
> the same git commit command again now (with your config updated), should
> do what you want.
>
> --
> Gerard Ryan :: galileo at fedoraproject.org :: http://gerard.ryan.lt/blog
> PGP Fingerprint: AA11 A666 C98E B6D8 231C 11ED 6EDC 7E4A 62BC 4A15
>

--
*Romain Forlot*

pub 4096R/862907E5 2011-05-26
Key fingerprint = 4549 A7CA 17DC D0AA 0FE0 7953 E6A8 A0C8 8629 07E5
uid Romain Forlot <rforlot at yahoo.com>
sub 4096R/153E34C2 2011-05-26