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Re: Samba NTFS error "Could not rename the lock file?"

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Sean <seanlkml@sympatico.ca>
Date
Jan 16, 2008, 04:32 UTC
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On Tue, 15 Jan 2008 22:13:31 -0500 Mike <fromlists@talkingspider.com> wrote:

> git version 1.5.2.1
> 
> I have my repository on a linux server and I'm trying to create a "git 
> clone" on an NTFS samba mount. So for example:
Mike,

You may be running into an issue due to filename case insensitivity when using NTFS over Samba. Either way, it would be helpful if you could test with the latest stable Git (v1.5.3.8) since the error you're hitting has been removed and the code replaced with different logic.

Sean.
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  1. MikeJan 16, 2008
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