[[!comment format=mdwn username="http://joeyh.name/" ip="4.153.253.75" subject="comment 4" date="2013-02-22T00:54:56Z" content=""" @jim git http support is disabled to save space What seems to work is: git config user.email \"you@example.com\" It's probably looking in the wrong place for the global .gitconfig so --global doesn't work. The assistant also automates dealing with this problem BTW. """]]