From: Keshetti Mahesh Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:06:39 GMT Subject: git error : Unable to write new index file Message-ID: <829ded920908280306p50ec375dr90f6593fc6b9ea06@mail.gmail.com> Hello all, I have just started using git for a small project. I have created empty repository using "git init" and it worked fine. But after that when I have tried to add a file to the repository using "git add ", I am getting the below error. > fatal: Unable to write new index file The same error appears not only when adding files but also whenever I add something (file, branch etc. ) to git repository. I am using git on windows using cygwin and I have all permissions (rwx) in the directory where I am running this command. Can anyone please help me in resolving this issue ? Thanks, Mahesh