RE: git question from a newbie

From: Randall S. Becker <rsbecker@nexbridge.com>
Date: Jun 5, 2018, 22:19 UTC
Message-ID: <000901d3fd1b$3eeb7900$bcc26b00$@nexbridge.com>
In-Reply-To: <BN7PR15MB23394E6E4AB05C17287E8F55BB660@BN7PR15MB2339.namprd15.prod.outlook.com>

On June 5, 2018 5:24 PM, Steve Heinz wrote:

> I am new to Git and have read quite a few articles on it.
> I am planning on setting up a remote repository on a windows 2012 R2

server

> and will access it via HTTPS.
> I am setting up a local repository on my desk top (others in my group will

do

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> the same).
> On "server1":  I install Git and create a repository "repos".
> On "server1":  I create a dummy webpage "default.htm" and place it in the
> repo folder.
> On "server1":  I create a web application in IIS pointing to Git
> On Server1":   change permissions so IIS_User  has access to the folders.
> On "server1":  inside the "repos" folder and right click and choose "bash
> here"
> On "server1":   $ git init  -bare    (it's really 2 hyphens)
> 
> On Desktop:  open Chrome and type in URL to make sure we can access it
> https://xyz/repos/default.htm
>       ** make sure you have access, no certificate issues or firewall

issues.  The

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> pages shows up fine
> 
> On Desktop:  install Git and create repository "repos".
> On Desktop:  right click in "repos" folder and choose "bash here"
> On Desktop:  $ git init
> On Desktop : add a folder "testProject" under the "repos" folder and add
> some files to the folder
> On Desktop:  $ git add .                 (will add files and folder to

working tree)

> On Desktop   $ git status               (shows it recognizes the filed

were added)

> On Desktop   $ git commit -m "test project commit"           (will stage

changes)

> On Desktop   $ git push https://xyz.domainname.com/repos master
> 
> ** this is the error I get,  I have tried many different things.  I am

sure I am

> doing something stupid
> ** I have tried a bunch of variations but I always get the same error.  It

looks

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> like some type of network/permission
> ** thing but everything seems OK.
>        Fatal: repository 'https://xyz.domainname.com/repos/' not found
> 
> *** this is where I get the error trying to push staged items to the

remote

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> repository.
> *** I have tried to clone the empty remote repository still same error
> *** I checked port 443 is opened and being used for https
> *** tried to set origin to https://xyz.domainname.com/repos" and then $git
> push origin master   (same error)
> *** I tried passing credentials to the remote server as well

Missing glue - git remote

git remote add origin https://xyz.domainname.com/repos

Cheers, Randall

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