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Re: Strange permission problem - advice needed

From
IHIan Hobson <ian@ianhobson.co.uk>
Date
Apr 28, 2010, 13:09 UTC
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<4BD833A2.2060304@ianhobson.co.uk>
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On 28/04/2010 13:30, Johannes Sixt wrote:
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> 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
> --
>    
Thanks Hannes,
Your were completely correct.

All sorted now. Regards Ian

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