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GNOME GitLab Authentication Barrier for GitHub OAuth
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Personal experienceImported from BlueskyPublished Oct 14, 2026
Impact: making it difficult to report bugs and submit patches
From the original report
“"Signing in using your GitHub account without a pre-existing account in gitlab.gnome.org is not allowed. "”
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Details & sources
- How received
- Imported from Bluesky
- Source published
- Oct 14, 2026
- Observed
- Unknown
- Added to CleanApp
- Oct 14, 2026
- Product connection
- Affected product or place
- Original issue status
- Unknown
- Resolution
- Unknown
- Verification
- Not independently reproduced
Source count unknown
Why this source type: The author encountered an authentication error on gitlab.gnome.org that blocked them from signing in to report bugs and submit patches.
CleanApp AI summary
GNOME GitLab Authentication Barrier for GitHub OAuth: Users attempting to sign in to gitlab.gnome.org via GitHub receive an error requiring a pre-existing account. This restriction prevents new contributors from registering or reporting issues via external OAuth.
Report counts are not affected-user counts. A closed original issue does not confirm a fix.
Public ID: rpt_EkhQin_ocRc4JZDVfcppdA