From c2fa157731962334c3e7233e8431598f6be804b3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: wxiaoguang <wxiaoguang@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2026 10:52:12 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] Remove outdated RunUser logic (#37180)

That logic is from 2014~2015, it unclear why it is necessary or
whether it is still needed (whether Windows is still special)

The comment "so just use current one if config says default" is not
right anymore: "git" isn't the "default" value of RunUser (Comment out
app.example.ini #15807). The RunUser's value is from current session's
username.
---
 custom/conf/app.example.ini      |  4 ++--
 modules/setting/setting.go       |  2 +-
 options/locale/locale_en-US.json |  1 -
 routers/install/install.go       | 18 +-----------------
 4 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/custom/conf/app.example.ini b/custom/conf/app.example.ini
index c714ed96600..ef276e4da58 100644
--- a/custom/conf/app.example.ini
+++ b/custom/conf/app.example.ini
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 ;;
 ;; App name that shows in every page title
-APP_NAME = ; Gitea: Git with a cup of tea
+;APP_NAME = Gitea: Git with a cup of tea
 ;;
 ;; RUN_USER will automatically detect the current user - but you can set it here change it if you run locally
-RUN_USER = ; git
+;RUN_USER =
 ;;
 ;; Application run mode, affects performance and debugging: "dev" or "prod", default is "prod"
 ;; Mode "dev" makes Gitea easier to develop and debug, values other than "dev" are treated as "prod" which is for production use.
diff --git a/modules/setting/setting.go b/modules/setting/setting.go
index 2009be0bbd3..3c1ad144282 100644
--- a/modules/setting/setting.go
+++ b/modules/setting/setting.go
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ func mustCurrentRunUserMatch(rootCfg ConfigProvider) {
 	if HasInstallLock(rootCfg) {
 		currentUser, match := IsRunUserMatchCurrentUser(RunUser)
 		if !match {
-			log.Fatal("Expect user '%s' but current user is: %s", RunUser, currentUser)
+			log.Fatal("Expect user '%s' (RUN_USER in app.ini) but current user is: %s", RunUser, currentUser)
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/options/locale/locale_en-US.json b/options/locale/locale_en-US.json
index 778104fcc89..b9d5247b3d4 100644
--- a/options/locale/locale_en-US.json
+++ b/options/locale/locale_en-US.json
@@ -316,7 +316,6 @@
   "install.invalid_db_table": "The database table \"%s\" is invalid: %v",
   "install.invalid_repo_path": "The repository root path is invalid: %v",
   "install.invalid_app_data_path": "The app data path is invalid: %v",
-  "install.run_user_not_match": "The 'run as' username is not the current username: %s -> %s",
   "install.internal_token_failed": "Failed to generate internal token: %v",
   "install.secret_key_failed": "Failed to generate secret key: %v",
   "install.save_config_failed": "Failed to save configuration: %v",
diff --git a/routers/install/install.go b/routers/install/install.go
index dec0b31e5cd..a0f32fb939c 100644
--- a/routers/install/install.go
+++ b/routers/install/install.go
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/templates"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/timeutil"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/user"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/web"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/web/middleware"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/common"
@@ -87,15 +86,7 @@ func Install(ctx *context.Context) {
 	form.AppName = setting.AppName
 	form.RepoRootPath = setting.RepoRootPath
 	form.LFSRootPath = setting.LFS.Storage.Path
-
-	// Note(unknown): it's hard for Windows users change a running user,
-	// 	so just use current one if config says default.
-	if setting.IsWindows && setting.RunUser == "git" {
-		form.RunUser = user.CurrentUsername()
-	} else {
-		form.RunUser = setting.RunUser
-	}
-
+	form.RunUser = setting.RunUser
 	form.Domain = setting.Domain
 	form.SSHPort = setting.SSH.Port
 	form.HTTPPort = setting.HTTPPort
@@ -272,13 +263,6 @@ func SubmitInstall(ctx *context.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	currentUser, match := setting.IsRunUserMatchCurrentUser(form.RunUser)
-	if !match {
-		ctx.Data["Err_RunUser"] = true
-		ctx.RenderWithErrDeprecated(ctx.Tr("install.run_user_not_match", form.RunUser, currentUser), tplInstall, &form)
-		return
-	}
-
 	// Check logic loophole between disable self-registration and no admin account.
 	if form.DisableRegistration && len(form.AdminName) == 0 {
 		ctx.Data["Err_Services"] = true