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gbianchi
Asked: 2020-08-09 10:58:40 +0800 CST 2020-08-09 10:58:40 +0800 CST

Git from command line on windows 7 cannot create folder 'could not create /home/username/.ssh'

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On a fresh git install, when setting the keys and everything using tortoise git the repositories are cloned correctly. also the pull and push command works without problems.

However, when opening a command line to do the same thing, running git pull (from a cmd, power shell or mingw) throws an error similar to the following. The error is in the lack of access to the folder

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The folder is created in the required path (c:\users\u40497.ssh) however it is not recognized as valid.

The permissions are correct and the windows are open as administrators. The keys are correct, because from tortoise they work. The HOME and HOMEPATH environment variables point to the correct paths.

What could be happening that does not recognize that folder as valid?

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1 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    For some reason your installation is looking for the folder .sshinside the /home/u40497.

    You can do a little trick... if you're using git for windows , the root you see mingwis in C:\Program Files\Git. What we are going to do is create the folder /homethat is looking for.

    On Windows:

    1. Create the folderC:\Program Files\Git\home
    2. Change the permissions so you Everyonecan write to it

    Open mingwand create the folder you are looking for with this command:

    mkdir -p /home/u40497/.ssh

    And ready! If you have private keys that you need to use, you'll need to copy them to C:\Program Files\Git\home\u40497\.ssh.

    Another option would be to teach where your home is. It sounds much more difficult than it really is.

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