Gitlab setup, rake fails because no --global user.name

Question

Following the 5.1 instructions to install gitlab

https://github.com/gitlabhq/gitlabhq/blob/master/doc/install/installation.md

When I run the command to test the install, I get an error "Git configured for user? ... no"

root@gitlab:/home/git/gitlab# sudo -u git -H bundle exec rake gitlab:check RAILS_ENV=production
Checking Environment ...

Git configured for git user? ... no
  Try fixing it:
  sudo -u git -H git config --global user.name  "GitLab"
  sudo -u git -H git config --global user.email "gitlab@gitlab.ac"
  For more information see:
  doc/install/installation.md in section "GitLab"
  Please fix the error above and rerun the checks.
Has python2? ... yes
python2 is supported version? ... yes

At no point in the instructions does it say to setup a user.name and user.email for the git user. Can I safely ignore this warning, or should I deviate from the instructions and set it?

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered May 10 '13 at 22:10

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Yes, you should configure the name and email.

This will be incorporated into the documentation in a future release.

https://github.com/gitlabhq/gitlabhq/pull/3894

answered May 10 '13 at 22:10

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