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RE: [BUG] fatal: transport 'file' not allowed during submodule add

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rsbecker@nexbridge.com <rsbecker@nexbridge.com>
Date
Dec 28, 2022, 14:42 UTC
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Junio C Hamano <jch2355@gmail.com> On Behalf Of Junio C Hamano
On December 27, 2022 10:34 PM, Junio C Hamano wrote:
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><rsbecker@nexbridge.com> writes:
>
>> As of 2.39.0, I am now getting fatal: transport 'file' not allowed
>> when performing a submodule add after a clone -l. The simple reproduce
>> of this
>> is:
>> ...
>> This happens for any submodule add on the same system. Some online
>> research indicates that there was a security patch to git causing
>> this, but I can't find it. This does not seem correct to me or how this
improves
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>security.
>> Help please - this is causing some of my workflows to break.
>
>Thanks for reporting, Randall.
>
>This suspiciously sounds like what a1d4f67c (transport: make
`protocol.file.allow`
>be "user" by default, 2022-07-29) is doing deliberately.  Taylor, does this
look like a
>corner case the 2.30.6 updates forgot to consider?

I have tried using 'git config --local protocol.file.allow always' and/or 'git config --local protocol.allow always' to get past this, without success.

--Randall
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  1. rsbecker@nexbridge.comDec 27, 2022
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  3. rsbecker@nexbridge.comDec 28, 2022
  4. Jonathan NiederDec 28, 2022
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  6. Taylor BlauDec 30, 2022
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  8. Jeff KingJan 3, 2023
  9. Taylor BlauDec 30, 2022
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