Username setup in TortoiseHG

Question

I'm trying to set up a local repository with TortoiseHG. It's not linked to any remote repository; I just want to be able to manage changes on my own box.

Creating the repository went fine, but when I go to commit, I get an error:

Commit: Invalid username

Your username has not been configured.

Please configure your username and try again.

It very helpfully pops up a username configuration dialog. I fill in my username, and the rest of the options on that page just in case, and close it, try again... same error. I've given it a username, and it remembers it, but it still won't commit.

What am I missing?

Answer 1

To make it permanent, you should set it up in your hgrc file, in [ui] section, for example:

[ui]  
username = John Doe 

See http://www.selenic.com/mercurial/hgrc.5.html#files to get your hgrc location (probably in your home dir as Mercurial.ini).

Answer 2

After setting the username, make sure you close the commit dialogue rather than simply trying again from the open form. Then try to commit again. That fixed it for me.