[Bug]: Unable to configure authentication through Authentication/Commit Author Options

[olliezhu]

Describe the bug

According to the Getting Started documentation, I should be able to configure my GitHub username and password (personal access token) in the "Authentication/Commit Author" section of Options. I see a "Commit Author" section but no options to configure authentication.

Relevant errors (if available) from notifications or console (CTRL+SHIFT+I)

No response

Steps to reproduce

• Open up Options for the Git community plugin
• Confirm that there does not exist an option to configure authentication

Expected Behavior

The Options for this plugin should contain a section for "Authentication/Commit Author".

Addition context

Obsidian v1.7.7

I was able to work around this by manually configuring remote, authentication, commit author, and first commit/push:

• Cloning my existing remote repository (I happened to do with with the Git plugin command)
• git remote remove origin
• git remote add origin https://<personal access token>@github.com/<username>/<repository>
• git config user.name and git config user.email
• git add .gitignore, commit, and git push --set-upstream origin main

Opening Obsidian at the path of this Git repository is now authenticated and properly commit-and-syncs with the plugin.

Operating system

macOS

Installation Method

None

Plugin version

2.30.1

[Vinzent03]

The documentation you are referring to is for mobile devices and not for desktop Obsidian. Please refer to this documentation instead: https://publish.obsidian.md/git-doc/Authentication

[olliezhu]

Thanks for the clarification!