RE: [bug] Cloning SSH repo into /tmp

From: Randall S. Becker <rsbecker@nexbridge.com>
Date: Oct 22, 2020, 14:55 UTC
Message-ID: <000601d6a883$66d8e180$348aa480$@nexbridge.com>
In-Reply-To: <CAKuTeyftpz8mQiiy2S56pxmW0fzCENAQ8=gmaTE5a-Ef5g216g@mail.gmail.com>

On October 22, 2020 6:28 AM, Adrien Berchet wrote:

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> I encountered a quite weird bug when I tried to clone a repository into the
> /tmp folder (I just wanted to test something, so I was working in /tmp).
> 
> I run the following command in /tmp :
>     git clone ssh://[user]@[host]/project/[project_name]
> and I got the following error:
>     fatal: the protocol '/tmp/ssh' is not supported
> 
> I got the same result if a run the following command from /tmp directory:
>     git clone ssh://[user]@[host]/project/[project_name] /tmp/project_name
> 
> Nevertheless, the command works in other directories. Even the second
> command works when run from another directory (this command: git clone
> ssh://[user]@[host]/project/[project_name] /tmp/project_name).
> 
> It is very specific and can easily be worked around so it is no big deal but I
> preferred reporting this in case it hides something else.

What platform are you running on? I have experienced similar when /tmp is linked to a separate file system with complex ACLs.

Regards, Randall

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