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Changing username while in a GitHub classroom #193031
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🏷️ Discussion TypeQuestion 💬 Feature/Topic AreaGitHub Classroom Hi everyone,Hello, I am planning on changing my github username to something more professional, as I'm getting closer to entering the workforce. I am currently enrolled in a GitHub Classroom managed by my professor, what will be the consequences of changing my username? Will my previous submissions be nullified, or will my professor still have access to them? All of the repos within the classroom end in my username. Will I be kicked out of the classroom or will it automatically move over everything to my new username? |
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Thank you for the detailed response! Will make sure to tell my professor when I change it. |
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Changing your username won't break your Classroom standing. A few things that actually matter:
GitHub tracks accounts by an internal numeric ID, not by username. Your professor's roster, your submissions, and your past work stay linked to you after the rename. You won't get kicked off.
Repo URLs get a redirect set up automatically.
github.com/old-username/assignment-xwill 301 to the new location, and existing git remotes keep working. That said, update them when you have 5 minutes so you're not relying on the redirect:Two gotchas worth knowing:
If the redirect source gets claimed by someone else during the transition …