libgit2 / libgit2/libgit2sharp
Access Is Denied to log file
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Description
Have an issue with this error message:
LibGit2Sharp.LibGit2SharpException: Could not open 'c:/../.git/logs/HEAD' for writing: Access is denied.
at LibGit2Sharp.Core.Ensure.HandleError(Int32 result) in c:\projects\libgit2sharp\LibGit2Sharp\Core\Ensure.cs:line 160
at LibGit2Sharp.ReferenceCollection.MoveHeadTarget[T](T target) in c:\projects\libgit2sharp\LibGit2Sharp\ReferenceCollection.cs:line 631
at LibGit2Sharp.Repository.Checkout(Branch branch, CheckoutOptions options) in c:\projects\libgit2sharp\LibGit2Sharp\Repository.cs:line 911
- We tried restarting process, and restarting the machine, this didn't immediately fix issue.
- It was only after deleting the entire folder, and making a new checkout that we could stop the error.
- We were able to use git command line and source tree on the folder with no problems..
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reviewing the failing path through Core/Ensure.cs, ReferenceCollection.cs, and Repository.cs, then compare the reported checkout behavior with command-line Git and SourceTree. Done means identifying a reproducible cause for the denied write to .git/logs/HEAD and documenting or validating a fix for that scenario.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp, git
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100