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ssh-tricks.md

How to commit as your username when working remotely on a server

WAY 1: RemoteCommand

CLIENT: set the RemoteCommand in ~/.ssh/config

Host AwesomeServer
  HostName host.example.com
  User ubuntu
  ForwardAgent yes
  RemoteCommand GIT_AUTHOR_NAME="The Boss" GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL=boss@example.com $SHELL
  RequestTTY yes

WAY 2: SetEnv

SERVER: edit /etc/ssh/sshd_config to accept GIT_ variables and restart sshd

AcceptEnv LANG LC_* GIT_*

CLIENT: set the SetEnv in ~/.ssh/config

Host AwesomeServer
  HostName host.example.com
  User ubuntu
  ForwardAgent yes
  SetEnv GIT_AUTHOR_NAME="The Boss" GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL=boss@example.com
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