git-upload-pack: command not found

Question

I've read this answer about eight-five times, but there's something I'm not understanding correctly:

git-upload-pack: command not found, how to fix this correctly

When I try to clone a repository on my server, I get the following:

bash: git-upload-pack: command not found

But when I clone by giving clone the -u /usr/local/bin/git-upload-pack option, all works well.

I guess this makes sense, since that's the position of the git-upload-pack on my server.

The top answer suggests my .bashrc file on server needs to be updated to reflect this, as the result of ssh you@remotemachine echo \$PATH does not return /usr/local/bin. (It returns /usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin).

But when I look at my .bashrc file, it contains:

export PATH=/usr/local/bin:$PATH

So now I'm confused.

What do I need to do to avoid using the -u /usr/local/bin/git-upload-pack option every time? Why does ssh you@remotemachine echo \$PATH not return /usr/local/bin? Is this something to do with login and non-login shells?

Please help! Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Yes, it is to do with login and non-login shells. The .bashrc file only gets loaded in non-login shells. You can use .bash_profile for login shells. Just add the same modification to your PATH in the .bash_profile file and you should be good.

export PATH=/usr/local/bin:$PATH

You may find this is an interesting article on the difference between .bashrc and .bash_profile, and login and non-login shells.

Answer 2

I was getting the following errors: git-credential-osxkeychain died of signal 11 When I was doing git pull, I would get fatal: https://github.com/.../../info/refs?service=git-upload-pack not found: did you run git update-server-info on the server?

I am guessing it had to do with my previous invalid github credentials in the keychain.

• Opened keychain access tool using Command space
• searched for github in the keychain access tool
• removed all the entries related to github (since I no longer needed it)
• followed the setup git password caching section again setup git
• it worked

Incase any of the above answers does not help.

Answer 3

I solved this issue in my case by logging into the remote machine, a Ubuntu box, and doing sudo apt-get install git. Not sure if this is overkill or not, but solved the problem for me instantly.

Answer 4

My solution for this problem

1. Check path for the git-upload-pack on your remote machine:

   ssh yourname@IP-addressORdomain 'which git-upload-pack'
   

If it gives a path - copy it (without git-upload-pack and trailing slash. Examples: /usr/bin, /home/yourname/bin, /whatever/gituploadpack/path, etc.).

1. Check your PATH on the remote machine during login shell:

   ssh yourname@IP-addressORdomain 'echo $PATH'
   

There is no such a path (/whatever/gituploadpack/path), is not it? Good!

1. Login to your remote machine:

   ssh yourname@IP-addressORdomain
   

2. Open .bashrc_profile:

   nano /home/yourname/.bashrc_profile
   

3. Find these lines if any:

   if [ -f ~/.bashrc ]; then
        ~/.bashrc
   fi
   

...and change them for:

    if [ -f ~/.bashrc ]; then
        source ~/.bashrc
    fi

1. Open .bashrc:

   nano /home/yourname/.bashrc
   

2. Add these 4 lines:

   if [ -d "/whatever/gituploadpack/path" ] ; then
     PATH="$PATH:/whatever/gituploadpack/path"
   fi
   export PATH
   

3. Exit the remote machine:

   exit
   

4. Check your PATH on the remote machine during login shell:

   ssh yourname@IP-addressORdomain 'echo $PATH'
   

Do you see /whatever/gituploadpack/path? Congrats!

Note now you've solved not only git-upload-pack problem but also git-receive-pack and other executables on your /whatever/gituploadpack/path!

Answer 5

This is connected to this issue:

https://serverfault.com/questions/130834/svnssh-getting-bash-to-load-my-path-over-ssh

Ssh is not loading your environment by default when sending a command without going to interactive mode.

good solution is the one with .ssh/environment file:

in /etc/ssh/sshd_config add:

PermitUserEnvironment yes

Then just create .ssh/ directory and dump envronment to .ssh/enviroment:

cd ~/
mkdir .ssh
env > .ssh/environment

Restart SSH

/etc/init.d/sshd restart

Now when you do this from your local machine:

ssh [e-mail]  "which git-upload-pack"

you s'd get

/usr/local/bin/git-upload-pack

and git clone s'd work.