Re: safe.directory does not work at all (git 2.39.5, 2.51.0)

From: Carlo Marcelo Arenas Belón <carenas@gmail.com>
Date: Sep 13, 2025, 22:13 UTC
Message-ID: <lamzerhpp6kbgzbhztgaqvdcymaqvec232sen67t6wx4rmobih@lqqivgroonmp>
In-Reply-To: <duuus2ifgydpwpja6vccvxbcnxdgy6mc6h63okzv7xdqo23fpi@ermurkhms4j3>

On Sat, Sep 13, 2025 at 07:38:53PM -0800, Marc-Jano Knopp wrote:

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> $ git clone myuser@my.server:/git/main/test.git
> Cloning into 'test'...
> fatal: detected dubious ownership in repository at '/git/main/test.git'
> To add an exception for this directory, call:
> 
>         git config --global --add safe.directory /git/main/test.git
> fatal: Could not read from remote repository.

it is a little confusing, but the message comes from the git command running in "my.server".

doest it work if you run the same command after first doing ssh with "myuser" account into "my.server"?

Carlo