could not open git/commit_editmsg

Question

I have a git repository linked to a dropbox folder. Recently, I have switched my laptop to another, and now i can not perform the function \"git commit -am\". I keep getting

Answer 1

I had same issue, here the steps , how I solved the issue.

1) first checked the file permission( and found, only root having access )

$ls -l .git/COMMIT_EDITMSG

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 13 Jun 11 07:54 .git/COMMIT_EDITMSG

2) logged in as root and changed file permission

# chown arun:arun .git/COMMIT_EDITMSG ( here arun is my username, refer chown command for more details )

3) Now file permission changed and able to commit without any issues !

$ls -l .git/COMMIT_EDITMSG

-rw-r--r-- 1 arun arun 12 Jun 16 11:47 .git/COMMIT_EDITMSG