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GIt Git requires that you tell it give your name and your email address . You can pick anything you like but it’s best practice to label your commits. Each IguanaX User will need to add their Author Info the first time they login.

Best practice is to pick an email address that your cloud host will recognize if you want to be able to trace your commits in that cloud host. Cloud host providers like Bitbucket and Github will try and match the email address to known users.

So it is best practice (but not mandatory) to pick an email address and name which is recognized by your cloud host account.

If you haven’t configured your Git credentials you are likely to see something like this:

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You can set these in the GUI:

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title Click on Ellipisis in the Git credentials section
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See Git for how to configure your cloud host access in Iguana.

Each user’s Author Info is also what is used to Identify your Iguana so if you have problems we can help you!

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title In Settings → Git
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git config --global user.name "Mary Tyler MooreJohn"
git config --global user.email "mary@mooreifw.demo@gmail.com"

[user]
         name = MaryJohn
Tyler Moore          email = mary@mooreifw.demo@gmail.com

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