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diff --git a/doc/user/project/import/github.md b/doc/user/project/import/github.md index f5d9d4cf5f1..9cd86706a2c 100644 --- a/doc/user/project/import/github.md +++ b/doc/user/project/import/github.md @@ -59,11 +59,8 @@ their GitHub authors and assignees in the database of the GitLab instance. Pull GitLab. For this association to succeed, each GitHub author and assignee in the repository -must meet one of the following conditions prior to the import: - -- Have previously logged in to a GitLab account using the GitHub icon. -- Have a GitHub account with a [public-facing email address](https://docs.github.com/en/account-and-profile/setting-up-and-managing-your-personal-account-on-github/managing-email-preferences/setting-your-commit-email-address) - that matches their GitLab account's email address. +must have a [public-facing email address](https://docs.github.com/en/account-and-profile/setting-up-and-managing-your-personal-account-on-github/managing-email-preferences/setting-your-commit-email-address) +on GitHub that matches their GitLab email address (regardless of how the account was created). GitLab content imports that use GitHub accounts require that the GitHub public-facing email address is populated. This means all comments and contributions are properly mapped to the same user in GitLab. GitHub Enterprise does not require this @@ -73,10 +70,8 @@ field to be populated so you may have to add it on existing accounts. ### Use the GitHub integration -Before you begin, ensure that any GitHub users who you want to map to GitLab users have either: - -- A GitLab account that has logged in using the GitHub icon. -- A GitLab account with an email address that matches the [publicly visible email address](https://docs.github.com/en/rest/users#get-a-user) in the profile of the GitHub user +Before you begin, ensure that any GitHub user you want to map to a GitLab user has a GitLab email address that matches their +[publicly visible email address](https://docs.github.com/en/rest/users#get-a-user) on GitHub. If you are importing to GitLab.com, you can alternatively import GitHub repositories using a [personal access token](#use-a-github-token). We do not recommend this method, as it does not associate all user activity (such as issues and pull requests) with matching GitLab users. |