# Merging Gerrit identities

Basically, following <https://ovirt-infra-docs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/General/Gerrit_account_merge/index.html>.

If for some reason, you don't have access to `refs/meta/external-ids`, you can still do it on the server directly as long as you ensure that you restore the permbits for `gerrit:gerrit` on the git storage.

You can extract a worktree `git worktree add /tmp/external-ids refs/meta/external-ids`, generate a commit that fixes things and you can complete by `git update-ref refs/meta/external-ids $commit_sha1`.

Note: 

- that CLs under dashboard of the previous account will just disappear and won't go to the new account.
- HTTP passwords are generated under the old username (?)
- prefer always to take the account with the most changes/comments.