# unable to index file UsrClass.dat 3 messages from 2012-06-18 to 2012-06-18. Participants: Grant Zhao, Carlos Martín Nieto, Ben Walton. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/30830 ## Grant Zhao, 2012-06-18 10:09 Subject: unable to index file UsrClass.dat Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/CACUgyLmvWk0WeMqx-7Qkw0py8%3D1ND%2B4pZNJDp5JOYxEcjU-UXQ%40mail.gmail.com ``` I used "git add .",but "fatal: adding files failed". because error: open("Local Settings/Application Data/Microsoft/Windows/UsrClass.dat"): P ermission denied I cannot open the file "UsrClass.dat",I use Windows XP Profesional Sp3, please tell me why! thank you! Grant Welcome to msysGit Run 'git help git' to display the help index. Run 'git help ' to display help for specific commands. Run '/share/msysGit/add-shortcut.tcl' to add a shortcut to msysGit. Administrator@TITIAN12508391 ~/Documents and Settings/Monica (master) $ git init Reinitialized existing Git repository in C:/Documents and Settings/Monica/.git/ Administrator@TITIAN12508391 ~/Documents and Settings/Monica (master) $ git add . error: open("Local Settings/Application Data/Microsoft/Windows/UsrClass.dat"): P ermission denied error: unable to index file Local Settings/Application Data/Microsoft/Windows/Us rClass.dat fatal: adding files failed Administrator@TITIAN12508391 ~/Documents and Settings/Monica (master) $ ``` ## Ben Walton, 2012-06-18 13:11 Subject: Re: unable to index file UsrClass.dat Message-ID: <1340025010-sup-6406@pinkfloyd.chass.utoronto.ca> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/1340025010-sup-6406%40pinkfloyd.chass.utoronto.ca In-Reply-To: ``` Excerpts from Grant Zhao's message of Mon Jun 18 06:09:08 -0400 2012: Hi Grant, > I cannot open the file "UsrClass.dat",I use Windows XP Profesional > Sp3, please tell me why! Because windows has this file open and locked. The locking model prevents concurrent access. The only time you could add that file to git would be when you're logged out and doing it as another user[1]. Thanks -Ben [1] Or have tricks that can read inside a shadow copy but that's a whole can of worms I won't get in to. -- Ben Walton Systems Programmer - CHASS University of Toronto C:416.407.5610 | W:416.978.4302 ``` ## Carlos Martín Nieto, 2012-06-18 13:49 Subject: Re: unable to index file UsrClass.dat Message-ID: <1340027389.10106.18.camel@beez.lab.cmartin.tk> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/1340027389.10106.18.camel%40beez.lab.cmartin.tk In-Reply-To: ``` On Mon, 2012-06-18 at 03:09 -0700, Grant Zhao wrote: > I used "git add .",but "fatal: adding files failed". > because > > error: open("Local Settings/Application Data/Microsoft/Windows/UsrClass.dat"): P > ermission denied > > I cannot open the file "UsrClass.dat",I use Windows XP Profesional > Sp3, please tell me why! Did you miss the part where is says "Permission denied"? You even quoted it in the e-mail. As to why you don't have permission to read the file, that shouldn't be related to git at all. It looks like you're trying to read someone else's data, which would certainly account for the lack of permissions. cmn ```