error: cannot lock ref.. 'refs/tags' exists; cannot create 'refs/tags/

Question

I\'m getting a strange \"cannot lock ref\" error when trying to pull changes from github. I\'ve tried git gc, and looked around for similar errors but can\'t find a solution.

Answer 1

I was trying to push (/dev/somechanges) and I have a remote branch (/dev) with the same prefix when I choose a new name that is not starting with /dev it worked fine.