Error: Unable to append to logs/HEAD: Permission denied

Hi, when I use the command: git push I get these two errors: ... error: Unable to append to logs/HEAD: Permission denied ... error: failed to push some refs to 'ssh://remote server'

However, the changes are pushed in the remote repository.

Does somebody have any ideas? Thanx,

git_user101 venit, vidit, dixit 17.05.2010 01:18:

Is this a shared repo by any chance (i.e. accessed by different user ids, not just by different people using the same git-account)?

Michael

yes! This is about a shared repository that is allowed to be accessed by its owner and group. The group consists of some machine users. Users have different accounts and modify the git-repository by own account.

git_user101 venit, vidit, dixit 17.05.2010 10:17:

Then you might want to read up on core.sharedRepository in git config's man page and set it according to your situation (all users in the same group, e.g.). Also, you'll have to fix-up permissions manually at least on logs/HEAD (and probably others).

Cheers, Michael

after configuring git and setting core.sharedRepository to true at server side, I do not get the first error any more. But the second one still appears on the screen after every push. error: failed to push some refs to 'ssh://remote server'

git_user101 venit, vidit, dixit 17.05.2010 13:09:

That means that in addition to the 1st part, you'll also have to follow the 2nd part of my advice ;)

Michael

Thank you, Michael! I do not understand what you exactly mean with "Also, you'll have to fix-up permissions manually at least on logs/HEAD (and probably others)" If you mean that I have to change the permission of logs/HEAD to read, write for the group, it is already done. All files and directories in the repository are accessible for the group.

git_user101 venit, vidit, dixit 17.05.2010 14:13:

I meant all files & dirs under ${repo}.git should be owned by the group and +rw for the group. ["All" is actually overkill but sufficient.]

Hmm. If really all files and dirs (!) are group writeable I'm puzzled. What is the complete report and error message (besides failed to push)?

A push can also fail due to non fast-forward, of course.

Michael

The push is succeed but I get this error every time. This is de complete message:

user@desktop:~/Documents/LRSystems$ git push 
user@server's password: 
Counting objects: 5, done.
Delta compression using up to 8 threads.
Compressing objects: 100% (3/3), done.
Writing objects: 100% (3/3), 302 bytes, done.
Total 3 (delta 2), reused 0 (delta 0)
To ssh://user@server:port/repositories/LRSystems
   1143c0..50b610  master -> master
error: failed to push some refs to
'ssh://user@server:port/repositories/LRSystems'
user@desktop:~/Documents/LRSystems$

As you can see the push is done but I get the error.

git_user101 venit, vidit, dixit 17.05.2010 14:48:

Is the repo on the server side in a good state? I.e., if you do

git status git fsck git show-ref

in the server side repo, is there something strange? Another thing worth trying would be to

git clone --shared --mirror LRSystems LRSystems-new

and check whether pushing to that freshly set-up repo works.

Michael

Thanks Michael! I solved the problem by making a new repository on the server and cloning to the local computer.