So I signed up with a username and password, is there a way to link that to my GitHub credentials?

Yes. To do this, first log out of your account using the button in your Profile menu, shown here: [image] Next, log back into community.lsst.org . But instead of entering your username and password, just hit the “with GitHub” button: [image] That will open up a separate window on GitHub’s sit…

I’m confused. Do you always need a community.lsst.org account first, before using GitHub authentication? Or can you start with GitHub? It sounds like you always have to create a community.lsst.org account at some point. But does that account always need to have its own password, or is there some…

A new user can use the ‘Sign Up’ button and then click on ‘with GitHub’. In that case the account will be authenticated entirely through GitHub, and the user’s email and username will be carried over from GitHub.

but what usually happens is that the newly created account via Github has no privileges.

I don’t understand. Don’t all newly-created accounts start with (almost) no privileges?

Yes, I think when I first got the invite from @jsick the lsst.org version had privs already and then I logged in with github and got a completely different person with no privs.

thanks Jonathan and Tim. I have a new Community Forum account. As I’ve had a GitHub account for years this authentication method seems ideal. If we authenticate via GitHub, does this enable GitHub access/functionality from within the Community Forum web context?..like referring to some GitHub “co…

GitHub authentication is just an identification mechanism. There are no privileges or functions associated with it.

How do I login using GitHub authentication instead of a password?

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