[JENKINS-20607] Gerrit trigger caused git plugin polling to not ignore commit from certain users

For our continuos Integration we are using maven-release-plugin. For which we would like to ignore commits from Jenkins user which is incrementing artifact version and doing commit.

With Polling SCM and using "Polling ignores commit from certain users" to ignore commits by Jenkins user which is not working as expected and going to infinite loop.

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Originally reported by venu1456, imported from: Gerrit trigger caused git plugin polling to not ignore commit from certain users

• status: Open
  
• priority: Major
  
• component(s): gerrit-trigger-plugin, git-plugin
  
• label(s): git, jenkins, maven, plugins, scm
  
• resolution: Unresolved
  
• votes: 22
  
• watchers: 27
  
• imported: 2025-12-02
  

For our continuos Integration we are using maven-release-plugin. For which we would like to ignore commits from Jenkins user which is incrementing artifact version and doing commit. 

With Polling SCM and using "Polling ignores commit from certain users" to ignore commits by Jenkins user which is not working as expected and going to infinite loop.

• environment: Redhat Linux 5.8 , Jenkins 1.538, Git plugin2.0