README.md

@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ Please refer to the [release page](https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases/
 
     # The user to use when connecting to the remote SSH host. By default 'git' is
     # used.
-    # Default: git
     ssh-user: ''
 
     # Whether to configure the token or SSH key with the local git config

action.yml

@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ inputs:
   ssh-user:
     description: >
       The user to use when connecting to the remote SSH host. By default 'git' is used.
-    default: git
   persist-credentials:
     description: 'Whether to configure the token or SSH key with the local git config'
     default: true

dist/index.js

@@ -2401,7 +2401,7 @@ function getFetchUrl(settings) {
     const encodedOwner = encodeURIComponent(settings.repositoryOwner);
     const encodedName = encodeURIComponent(settings.repositoryName);
     if (settings.sshKey) {
-        const user = settings.sshUser.length > 0 ? settings.sshUser : 'git';
+        let user = settings.sshUser.length > 0 ? settings.sshUser : 'git';
         return `${user}@${serviceUrl.hostname}:${encodedOwner}/${encodedName}.git`;
     }
     // "origin" is SCHEME://HOSTNAME[:PORT]

src/url-helper.ts

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export function getFetchUrl(settings: IGitSourceSettings): string {
   const encodedOwner = encodeURIComponent(settings.repositoryOwner)
   const encodedName = encodeURIComponent(settings.repositoryName)
   if (settings.sshKey) {
-    const user = settings.sshUser.length > 0 ? settings.sshUser : 'git'
+    let user = settings.sshUser.length > 0 ? settings.sshUser : 'git'
     return `${user}@${serviceUrl.hostname}:${encodedOwner}/${encodedName}.git`
   }