"hg tag" fails with "no username supplied"

[Peter Bourgon]

On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 8:23 PM, Stephen Rasku <mercurial at srasku.net> wrote:
> I have recently upgraded from 1.3.1 to 1.8.4.  When I issue an "hg tag"
> command, I get the following error:
>
> abort: no username supplied (see "hg help config")
>
> and it leaves a modified .hgtags file behind.
>
> However, I have configured a user in my .hgrc
>
> [ui]
> user         = build

username = build

...even though eg. hg commit uses --user (annoying inconsistency, IMO).


> Is there now some requirements on the format of the user?  I didn't notice
> anything in the UpgradeNotes.
>
> ...Stephen
>
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