About successors
We recommend inviting another GitHub user to be your successor, to manage your user owned repositories if you cannot. As a successor, they will have permission to:
- Archive your public repositories.
- Transfer your public repositories to their own user owned account.
- Transfer your public repositories to an organization where they can create repositories.
Successors cannot log into your account.
An appointed successor can manage your public repositories after presenting a death certificate then waiting for 7 days or presenting an obituary then waiting for 21 days. For more information, see GitHub 已故用户政策.
To request access to manage repositories as a successor, please contact us through the GitHub 支持门户.
Inviting a successor
The person you invite to be your successor must have a GitHub account.
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在 GitHub 任意页面的右上角，单击个人资料照片，然后单击 “设置”****。
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在边栏中，单击“ 帐户”。
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Under "Successor settings", to invite a successor, begin typing a username, full name, or email address, then click their name when it appears.
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Click Add successor.
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如果出现提示，请确认你的帐户是否拥有 GitHub 访问权限。 有关详细信息，请参阅“Sudo 模式”。
The user you've invited will be listed as "Pending" until they agree to become your successor.