# error: hook declined to update refs/heads/master 4 messages from 2008-07-21 to 2008-07-21. Participants: Jonathan Biolaz, Johannes Schindelin, Dmitry Potapov. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/14564 ## Jonathan Biolaz, 2008-07-21 09:34 Subject: error: hook declined to update refs/heads/master Message-ID: <80F1AC38-8A10-4184-BBFB-870399DE9A3A@sikatizen.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/80F1AC38-8A10-4184-BBFB-870399DE9A3A%40sikatizen.com ``` Hye, I'm trying to make a remote repository on a Mac Osx Server leopard. I tried many methods to create the remote. First one, I clone my local repository with the --bare options, then copy this repo on the server and add the remote to my local repository, Second one, I create an empty bare repository on the server and then I try to push my local repository on it. Everything I'm doing is given my the same error when I try to push to the server : $ git push origin master Counting objects: 1709, done. Compressing objects: 100% (1523/1523), done. Writing objects: 100% (1709/1709), 1.95 MiB | 3818 KiB/s, done. Total 1709 (delta 535), reused 0 (delta 0) *** Project description file hasn't been set error: hooks/update exited with error code 1 error: hook declined to update refs/heads/master To jbiolaz@macpro1.sikalab:/mp1_data/sikatizen/Dev/repo/calame.git ! [remote rejected] master -> master (hook declined) error: failed to push some refs to 'jbiolaz@macpro1.sikalab:/mp1_data/ sikatizen/Dev/repo/calame.git' I made the same on a linux server ad it's working well (but with another repository) I don't know what to do to make this working. Also, my server Leopard server is driving me crazy, I have to had for every user a .bashrc which one contain the path to git. I don't find a way to add this for all user ! I hope someone can help me !! Thanks !! Jbiolaz ``` ## Johannes Schindelin, 2008-07-21 09:54 Subject: Re: error: hook declined to update refs/heads/master Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/alpine.DEB.1.00.0807211153340.3305%40eeepc-johanness In-Reply-To: <80F1AC38-8A10-4184-BBFB-870399DE9A3A@sikatizen.com> ``` Hi, On Mon, 21 Jul 2008, Jonathan Biolaz wrote: > $ git push origin master > > Counting objects: 1709, done. > Compressing objects: 100% (1523/1523), done. > Writing objects: 100% (1709/1709), 1.95 MiB | 3818 KiB/s, done. > Total 1709 (delta 535), reused 0 (delta 0) > *** Project description file hasn't been set ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > error: hooks/update exited with error code 1 > error: hook declined to update refs/heads/master Apparently, you have a hook installed on the remote side which checks for a valid description, and refuses even updating refs before you set the description correctly. Hth, Dscho ``` ## Jonathan Biolaz, 2008-07-21 11:33 Subject: Re: error: hook declined to update refs/heads/master Message-ID: <33E8E17B-D34A-4035-945A-CDB8A786A975@sikatizen.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/33E8E17B-D34A-4035-945A-CDB8A786A975%40sikatizen.com In-Reply-To: ``` > Hi, > > On Mon, 21 Jul 2008, Jonathan Biolaz wrote: > >> $ git push origin master >> >> Counting objects: 1709, done. >> Compressing objects: 100% (1523/1523), done. >> Writing objects: 100% (1709/1709), 1.95 MiB | 3818 KiB/s, done. >> Total 1709 (delta 535), reused 0 (delta 0) >> *** Project description file hasn't been set > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > >> error: hooks/update exited with error code 1 >> error: hook declined to update refs/heads/master > > Apparently, you have a hook installed on the remote side which > checks for > a valid description, and refuses even updating refs before you set the > description correctly. Ok. So, what's a hook ? and how I set the description ?? Thanks ``` ## Dmitry Potapov, 2008-07-21 13:24 Subject: Re: error: hook declined to update refs/heads/master Message-ID: <37fcd2780807210624m4debee4en2dff4ab6bac0917d@mail.gmail.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/37fcd2780807210624m4debee4en2dff4ab6bac0917d%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: <33E8E17B-D34A-4035-945A-CDB8A786A975@sikatizen.com> ``` On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 3:33 PM, Jonathan Biolaz wrote: > > So, what's a hook ? http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/githooks.html > and how I set the description ?? By editing .git/description file. Dmitry ```