arc diff uses a wrong author creating the code review task on Phabricator

Question

I copied a virtual machine, and used a new SSH key pair. But I forgot to change my git user name and email.

I did some commits then made a code review task, of course, the author of the task was incorrect (yes, the owner the virtual machine). So I re-configured the git name and email, even cloned the repo again. However, the result was the same.

Any clues?

Answer 1

You will have an .arcrc file somewhere on your computer. In Linux it is usually stored in your home directory. In Windows, it is usually stored in the %APPDATA% directory. This will contain a certificate string for the user. Remove this and you will need to run arc install-certificate to re-populate it; or, you can simply modify the file with your username and certificate.