On Thu, 10 Apr 2025 at 22:35, Jeff King <peff@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Thu, Apr 10, 2025 at 02:21:01PM +0100, Nikolaus Rath wrote: > > > It seems to me that the 'safe.directory = *' option is ignored for > > some operations: > > > > ---snip-- > > $ git --version > > git version 2.43.0 > > > > $ git config --get-all --show-scope safe.directory > > command * > > You're getting "command" here, but I don't see any "-c". Presumably > you're setting GIT_CONFIG_* in the environment yourself? Yes. > > > $ git status -v --untracked=all --ignored > > HEAD detached at e116555 > > [...] > > nothing to commit, working tree clean > > You don't show us the repo here, but presumably this is one you don't > own, and the config is working as expected to allow the operation to > proceed. Exactly. > > > $ git clone -v --no-checkout -- > > /builds/coreinfra/grafana_terraform/.git > > /builds/coreinfra/grafana_terraform/tmpus18hzbs > > Cloning into '/builds/coreinfra/grafana_terraform/tmpus18hzbs'... > > fatal: detected dubious ownership in repository at > > '/builds/coreinfra/grafana_terraform/.git' > > To add an exception for this directory, call: > > > > git config --global --add safe.directory > > /builds/coreinfra/grafana_terraform/.git > > fatal: Could not read from remote repository. > > > > Please make sure you have the correct access rights > > and the repository exists. > > Here you are running afoul of the environment-clearing that happens when > Git internally "switches" to another repo. The "clone" command is run in > your newly-made repo (which is "safe"), but it would then run > "git-upload-pack" in the remote repo to act as the server side. We clear > out many Git-related environment variables when switching between > variables, including GIT_CONFIG_*. Ah, that explains it indeed. Thank you very much! And apologies for not being fully clear about the context. Best, -Nikolaus -- nikolaus@xxxxxxxxxxxxx https://quadrature.ai Dir: +44-20-8145-4726 Main: +44-20-3743-0400 The Leadenhall Building, 122 Leadenhall Street, London, EC3V 4AB
