amyegan
(Amy Egan)
September 30, 2024, 3:05pm
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This is usually caused by a git metadata misconfiguration. Someone else ran into the same problem very recently. You should be able to fix it by updating the global name and email for git commits on your computer.
git config --global user.name “[github account name]”
git config --global user.email “[github account email]”
I included a bit of additional explanation in that thread if you’re curious to know more.
Hey @balthazaurus-gmailco . I’m glad you found the solution!
Git metadata is used to determine who made the commit and whether they are allowed to deploy your Vercel project. If the git config had the wrong email, then it would make the system think someone other than yourself was trying to create a new deployment. That’s why you got a notification about that other GitHub account needing to be authorized.
If you want to know more about automatic Git deployments with Vercel, this page has additi…