[Gambas-user] gits new security feature "unsafe repository"

[Bruce Steers]

On Tue, 12 Jul 2022 at 11:06, Bruce Steers <bsteers4 at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Tue, 12 Jul 2022 at 11:01, Bruce Steers <bsteers4 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> On Tue, 12 Jul 2022 at 10:56, Benoit Minisini <
>> benoit.minisini at gambas-basic.org> wrote:
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>>> Le 12/07/2022 à 11:52, Bruce Steers a écrit :
>>> > As of git 2.35.2 a new security feature means you have to add all your
>>> > local git paths as safe paths.
>>> > Or you now get this message...
>>> > *
>>> > *
>>> > *fatal: unsafe repository
>>> > ('/media/bonus/SSDiskspace/git/gambaslatestupdate' is owned by someone
>>> else)
>>> > To add an exception for this directory, call:
>>> >
>>> > git config --global --add safe.directory
>>> > /media/bonus/SSDiskspace/git/gambaslatestupdate*
>>> >
>>> > This has happened to ALL my local folders and i've had to add them
>>> manually.
>>> > But this also stops Version Control working and no version control
>>> > options show in the IDE unless you add the path first.
>>> >
>>> > Was thinking it'd be cool if the IDE detected this error and offered
>>> to
>>> > run the command to add the path for you.
>>> >
>>> > Respects
>>> > BruceS
>>> >
>>>
>>> What's that stupid thing?
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>> Annoying is what it is!
>> It just happened one day after a git update :(
>> https://github.blog/2022-04-12-git-security-vulnerability-announced/
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>> https://stackoverflow.com/questions/71901632/fatal-error-unsafe-repository-home-repon-is-owned-by-someone-else/71941707#71941707
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> You can use
> git config --global --add safe.directory "*"
> but that kinda bypasses the security.
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I think the issue occurs because the drive is mounted at startup and root
is the owner and i cannot change that or anything in it.
I have full access to it as a normal user but root remains the owner so git
finds this issue.

BruceS
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