--- a/desktop/source/lib/init.cxx	2026-10-04 16:16:09
+++ b/desktop/source/lib/init.cxx	2026-10-04 16:16:09
@@ -5351,6 +5351,13 @@
     {
         updateConfig(OUString(pValue, strlen(pValue), RTL_TEXTENCODING_UTF8));
     }
+    else if (strcmp(pOption, "author") == 0)
+    {
+        // The name new comments and tracked changes carry.
+        SvtUserOptions aOptions;
+        aOptions.SetToken(UserOptToken::FirstName, OUString::fromUtf8(pValue));
+        aOptions.SetToken(UserOptToken::LastName, OUString());
+    }
 #ifdef LINUX
     else if (strcmp(pOption, "addfont") == 0)
     {