Unlink old github account

[senthilmadhavanQA]

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i wnated to unlink the old github account

[Tiimie1]

where exactly do you want to unlink it from?

if you have a specific service in mind its pretty simple:
sign in to github with that account
click on your profile pic in the top right
go to settings -> applications -> authorized OAuth apps -> find the app you want to unlink -> hit revoke

[senthilmadhavanQA]

my getting below error message while connecting github , please help to resolve

"There was an issue joining the enterprise: Your GitHub user account @senthilmadhavanQA is currently unlinked. However, you are attempting to authenticate with your Identity Provider using the 'Senthil.Madhavan@netapp.com' SAML identity which is already linked to a different GitHub user account in the enterprise. Please reach out to one of your GitHub enterprise owners for assistance"

[Tiimie1]

I see.. In that case the only solution is to contact one of the Enterprise owners... they can remove the saml identity for you. You cannot do it youself...

[ItsShannu44]

If you still have access to the old account, you can:
Sign in to the old GitHub account
Go to Settings → Emails and remove the email address
Add and verify the same email on your new GitHub account
If the old account is connected to third-party apps, go to Settings → Applications and revoke access.
If you no longer have access to the old account, you must contact GitHub Support:

https://support.github.com/contact
Select Account → Account Recovery and provide the old username and linked email.

[dbuzatto]

You can’t directly “unlink” an old GitHub account from a new one, because GitHub accounts are independent.

What you can do depends on what you mean by unlinking:

• Email: Remove the email from the old account and add it to the new one (emails must be unique).
• SSH keys / GPG keys: Remove them from the old account and add them to the new account.
• OAuth apps / integrations: Revoke access in the old account’s settings and reauthorize them in the new account.
• Repositories: Transfer repositories from the old account to the new one (if you still have access).

If you no longer have access to the old account, the only option is to contact GitHub Support to recover or remove it.

[belugaman9981]

just forget it or sign out on that account

[SurajShekhawat]

You can’t directly “unlink” an old GitHub account from a new one, because GitHub accounts are independent.

What you can do depends on what you mean by unlinking:

• Email: Remove the email from the old account and add it to the new one (emails must be unique).
• SSH keys / GPG keys: Remove them from the old account and add them to the new account.
• OAuth apps / integrations: Revoke access in the old account’s settings and reauthorize them in the new account.
• Repositories: Transfer repositories from the old account to the new one (if you still have access).

If you no longer have access to the old account, the only option is to contact GitHub Support to recover or remove it.