Update Protected Branch Section in README

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Stefan Zweifel 2020-07-24 20:59:16 +02:00
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@ -147,11 +147,11 @@ please update your Workflow configuration and usage of [`actions/checkout`](http
Updating the `token` value with a Personal Access Token should fix your issues.
### Action does not push to protected branch
### Push to protected branches
If your repository uses [protected branches](https://help.github.com/en/github/administering-a-repository/configuring-protected-branches) this Action will not be able to push to your repository.
If your repository uses [protected branches](https://help.github.com/en/github/administering-a-repository/configuring-protected-branches) you have to do the following changes for the Action to work properly.
You have to enable force pushes to a protected branch (See [documentation](https://help.github.com/en/github/administering-a-repository/enabling-force-pushes-to-a-protected-branch)) and update your Workflow to use force push like so.
You have to enable force pushes to a protected branch (See [documentation](https://help.github.com/en/github/administering-a-repository/enabling-force-pushes-to-a-protected-branch)) and update your Workflow to use force push like this.
```yaml
- uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v4
@ -160,6 +160,17 @@ You have to enable force pushes to a protected branch (See [documentation](https
push_options: --force
```
In addition, you have to create a new [Personal Access Token (PAT)](https://github.com/settings/tokens/new),
store the token as a secret in your repository and pass the new token to the [`actions/checkout`](https://github.com/actions/checkout#usage) Action step.
```yaml
- uses: actions/checkout@v2
with:
token: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
```
You can learn more about Personal Access Token in the [GitHub documentation](https://docs.github.com/en/github/authenticating-to-github/creating-a-personal-access-token).
### No new workflows are triggered by the commit of this action
This is due to limitations set up by GitHub, [commits of this Action do not trigger new Workflow runs](#commits-of-this-action-do-not-trigger-new-workflow-runs).