From: Johannes Sixt <j.sixt@viscovery.net>
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:30:34 GMT
Subject: Re: Strange permission problem - advice needed
Message-ID: <4BD82A6A.7080502@viscovery.net>
In-Reply-To: <4BD8185B.5060706@ianhobson.co.uk>

Am 4/28/2010 13:13, schrieb Ian Hobson:
> I'm using git on windows (XP) ...

> $ git gc
> Counting objects: 398, done.
> Compressing objects: 100% (205/205), done.
> Writing objects: 100% (398/398), done.
> Total 398 (delta 191), reused 398 (delta 191)
> rm: cannot unlink `pack-6f07bacdef764f32f12af14877b307d2cb36a1e4.pack':
> Permission denied
> rm: cannot unlink `pack-6f07bacdef764f32f12af14877b307d2cb36a1e4.idx':
> Permission denied
> rm: cannot unlink `pack-cba55771937a4549af73c09c17b10cfceb1320df.pack':
> Permission denied
> rm: cannot unlink `pack-cba55771937a4549af73c09c17b10cfceb1320df.idx':
> Permission denied
> Removing duplicate objects: 100% (256/256), done.

Chances are that you have a hung git process that has the files open. Kill
it and retry.

-- Hannes