How do I change the default author for accessing a local SVN repository?

Question

I use TortoiseSVN to access file based local repo. In all my commits an author is my Windows login name. Is it possible to use different name?

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Answer 1

I've never hosted svn on a Windows machine, so this is a shot in the dark. You might be able to create a new Windows user and specify that user when browsing, checking out, committing, etc. Let's say you want to make changes as msznajder. Create a user with that name in Windows, then try browsing the repository using TortoiseSVN's Repo-browser and specify the username in the URL - something like file:///msznajder@localhost/some/file/path.