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I installed a Git server with gitosis in Ubuntu 4.10 64 bits. The server works OK, but a user has asked me to run the command git archive --remote .

http://linux.die.net/man/1/git-archive

This option Git, so I've read, is disabled and has to be enabled by using git-daemon. http://linux.die.net/man/1/git-daemon

I installed the required package for git-daemon:

apt-get install git-daemon-run

And I configured the configuration file /etc/sv/git-daemon/run:

#!/bin/sh

exec 2> & 1

echo 'git-daemon starting.'

exec chpst -ugitdaemon chpst-exec /usr/lib/git-core/git-daemon --verbose --export-all --enable=upload-archive --base-path =/srv/gitosis/git /srv/gitosis/git

Start the service:

sv up git-daemon

From the user's PC run:

$ git archive --remote ssh://gitosis@servername/repository/

And the following error:

ERROR: gitosis.serve.main: Unknown command denied fatal: The remote end hung up unexpectedly

I searched for information and have not found anything. Any idea because it fails?

P.D: Sorry for my English

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  • Are you trying to run git archive against Github repositiories by any chance? Commented May 3, 2018 at 18:14

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Can you ssh into the server using the gitosis user?

If not this might be a problem with your ssh keys.

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  • Yes, I can connect from random PC. In fact, I can work with Git repositories. For example, I can clone a repository on a local machine. Commented May 16, 2012 at 12:23
  • With the gitosis user, and with keys not password? what is the result if you run: ssh gitosis@servername /bin/pwd? Should be something like /home/gitosis. Commented May 16, 2012 at 13:11
  • On my computer I have the file ~/.ssh/config with the following information: host servername Port 2022 # I configured git server with this port IdentityFile ~/.ssh/my_key With this configuration, run: ssh gitosis@servername /bin/pwd The following error appears: ERROR: gitosis.serve.main: Unknown command denied Commented May 16, 2012 at 14:06
  • If I delete the ~/.ssh/config and run: ssh -p2022 gitosis@servername /bin/pwd I enter the password and the screen shows me: /srv/gitosis Commented May 16, 2012 at 14:07
  • OK. Then it was the keys.. Go here and follow the guide on how to set it all up: link. See chapter 4. Commented May 16, 2012 at 14:38

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