GitHub desktop uses Windows Account instead of github account.

Describe the bug

When COMMITted a file to my local repository, the COMMIT is recorded as it was committed by my Windows account instead of my github account.

Version & OS

Github desktop Version 2.4.0 OS: Windows 10 Enterprise 10.0.17134 Build 17134

Steps to reproduce the behavior

1. Login to Windows with an account which name is different from the github account.
2. Create and commit a file to a master of my private repository.
3. See History to confirm the file was committed by the Windows account.
4. When the commit is pushed to the Github repository, it was also recorded as the file is committed by the Windows account.

Expected behavior

It is recorded as the file is committed by my github account. Because I signed in to github desktop with my github account.

Actual behavior

It is recorded as the file is committed by my Windows account on both local and github repositories.

Screenshots

Github desktop history record says Windows account is used since April 2020.

“Nori Tan” is the name of github account and “Noriaki Tanaka” is the name of my Windows account.

There are same records on github.

Logs

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2020-04-02T07:41:47.542Z - info: [ui] [AppStore] loading 14 repositories from store
2020-04-02T07:41:47.544Z - info: [ui] [AppStore] found account: noritan (Nori Tan)
2020-04-02T07:41:49.145Z - info: [ui] launching: 2.4.0 (Windows 10.0.17134)
2020-04-02T07:41:49.146Z - info: [ui] execPath: 'C:\Users\ntan\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.0\GitHubDesktop.exe'
2020-04-02T07:41:52.030Z - info: [ui] Executing installGlobalLFSFilter: git lfs install --skip-repo (took 2.959s)
2020-04-02T07:41:55.365Z - info: [ui] Executing getRemotes: git remote -v (took 4.519s)
2020-04-02T07:43:58.427Z - info: [ui] Background fetch for 14 repositories took 10.789sec
2020-04-02T07:46:57.218Z - info: [ui] Executing fetch: git -c credential.helper= -c protocol.version=2 fetch --progress --prune origin (took 3.917s)
2020-04-02T07:59:06.151Z - info: [ui] Background fetch for 14 repositories took 7.700sec
2020-04-02T08:14:05.931Z - info: [ui] Background fetch for 14 repositories took 7.519sec
2020-04-02T08:17:05.744Z - info: [ui] Executing fetch: git -c credential.helper= -c protocol.version=2 fetch --progress --prune origin (took 3.206s)
2020-04-02T08:21:15.130Z - info: [ui] [Timing] Action 'create commit' for 'noritan/DOCS' took 2.006s
2020-04-02T08:21:16.193Z - info: [ui] [AppStore.withAuthenticatingUser] account found for repository: DOCS - noritan (has token)
2020-04-02T08:21:22.212Z - info: [ui] Executing push: git -c credential.helper= -c protocol.version=2 push origin master:master --progress (took 5.752s)
2020-04-02T08:21:25.922Z - info: [ui] Executing fetch: git -c credential.helper= -c protocol.version=2 fetch --progress --prune origin (took 3.554s)
2020-04-02T08:27:02.961Z - info: [ui] [AppStore] removing account noritan (Nori Tan) from store
2020-04-02T08:28:06.936Z - info: [ui] [AppStore] adding account noritan (Nori Tan) to store
2020-04-02T08:29:05.976Z - info: [ui] Background fetch for 14 repositories took 7.592sec
2020-04-02T08:44:05.748Z - info: [ui] Background fetch for 14 repositories took 7.385sec
2020-04-02T08:52:15.029Z - info: [ui] Executing fetch: git -c credential.helper= -c protocol.version=2 fetch --progress --prune origin (took 3.322s)
2020-04-02T08:54:31.855Z - info: [ui] Executing getConfigValueInPath: git config -z pull.rebase (took 4.210s)
2020-04-02T08:54:31.877Z - info: [ui] Executing getCommits: git log origin/master..master --date=raw --max-count=100 --pretty=%H%x1F%h%x1F%s%x1F%b%x1F%an <%ae> %ad%x1F%cn <%ce> %cd%x1F%P%x1F%(trailers:unfold,only) -z --no-show-signature --no-color -- (took 4.222s)

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[noritan]

SPB_Data is not a repository.

I found information regarding SPB_Data directory by google, it was said the environment variable HOME is changed when the OrCAD application is installed.

Actually I have installed Cadence PCB Viewer on 27 MAR 2020. This should be a root cause.

Regards, Noriaki

[tierninho]

Thanks for the confirmation. I will close this issue for now as you have identified the root cause. Feel free to reach out for any help!