Comments on: Git problem: error: unable to create temporary sha1 filename http://ariejan.net/2009/10/15/git-problem-error-unable-to-create-temporary-sha1-filename/ Code Monkey Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:47:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ariejan de Vroomhttp://ariejan.net/2009/10/15/git-problem-error-unable-to-create-temporary-sha1-filename/comment-page-1/#comment-11551 Ariejan de Vroom Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:34:04 +0000 http://ariejan.net/?p=554#comment-11551 @Robert: Great tip! Thanks! @Robert: Great tip! Thanks!

]]> By: Roberthttp://ariejan.net/2009/10/15/git-problem-error-unable-to-create-temporary-sha1-filename/comment-page-1/#comment-11550 Robert Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:53:44 +0000 http://ariejan.net/?p=554#comment-11550 This error message can be caused by incorrect ownership of git files in the local repo as well.I personally ran into it during a git commit on a local copy. I eventually tracked it down to the fact that someone had erroneously done a git commit as root at some point. Recursively chowning the project_name/.git directory to its correct owner (in this case, the owner of the local copy) fixed the problem, and the fsck/repack sequence cleaned out the remaining symptoms. This error message can be caused by incorrect ownership of git files in the local repo as well.

I personally ran into it during a git commit on a local copy. I eventually tracked it down to the fact that someone had erroneously done a git commit as root at some point. Recursively chowning the project_name/.git directory to its correct owner (in this case, the owner of the local copy) fixed the problem, and the fsck/repack sequence cleaned out the remaining symptoms.

]]> By: Ariejan de Vroomhttp://ariejan.net/2009/10/15/git-problem-error-unable-to-create-temporary-sha1-filename/comment-page-1/#comment-11013 Ariejan de Vroom Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:19:15 +0000 http://ariejan.net/?p=554#comment-11013 You may also need to <code>chown git:git /pah/to/repos</code> on your server. But this is most likely not the reason for the above error. You may also need to chown git:git /pah/to/repos on your server. But this is most likely not the reason for the above error.

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