GNU bug report logs - #30809
[PATCH] Gitolite service

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Message #83 received at 30809 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Christopher Baines <mail <at> cbaines.net>
To: Clément Lassieur <clement <at> lassieur.org>
Cc: 30809 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: [bug#30809] [PATCH 2/2] services: Add Gitolite.
Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2018 17:12:27 +0100

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Clément Lassieur <clement <at> lassieur.org> writes:

> Hello Christopher,
>
> I often get:
>
>     guix: gitolite: installing /gnu/store/hraw5zr6lp2w4v6czhvf1gp6phzxmzmj-gitolite.rc
>     fatal: Unable to create '/var/lib/git/repositories/gitolite-admin.git/./index.lock': File exists.
>
> While upgrading my gitolite service.  Did you encounter it?  Do you know
> how to fix it?

I don't think I've seen this. It could be if something has gone wrong
with git, it's left the lockfile around. Perhaps before you next
reconfigure, check if the lockfile exists, and then assuming git isn't
running, delete it.

Do say if it keeps happening though.

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