The name and email address are set in the Git config file for each user, however Git still uses the name, default and email address

The title says it, but I'll explain it in more detail:

I configured my username and email address as recommended using the commands:

git config --global user.name
git config --global user.email

      

        
        
        
      

    

I can verify that this is installed by executing git config --global --list

and I get the following output:

core.user=Joshua Guerra
core.email=joshua@allianceconsults.net
core.editor=nano
push.default=simple

      

        
        
        
      

    

I can also verify this by running cat ~/.gitconfig

where the output is:

# This is Git per-user configuration file.
[core]
# Please adapt and uncomment the following lines:
user = Joshua Guerra
email = joshua@allianceconsults.net
[core]
    editor = nano
[push]
    default = simple

      

        
        
        
      

    

So, I have verified that it is installed correctly. However, I still get the message when I commit, which says:

Your name and email address were configured automatically based on your username and hostname. Please check that they are accurate.
You can suppress this message by setting them explicitly:

    git config --global user.name "Your Name"
    git config --global user.email you@example.com

      

        
        
        
      

    

And before you say it only sets the values ​​of future commits, please understand that I understand that. Also, I installed this and was repeatedly getting the message that the values ​​were NOT set even after I set them and checked every time they were set when I post something to accomplish something.

I don't understand why my system keeps giving me this message. If you need more information on which version and system I'm on, I'm happy to provide it upon request.