Cannot push Git to remote repository with http/https

Question

I have a Git repository in a directory served by apache on a server. I have configured WebDAV and it seems to be running correctly. Litmus returns 100% success.

I ca

Answer 1

I had a similar issue in which I was able to clone and pull from the repository using the HTTP protocol, but I was not able to push. I solved this by doing the following.

I changed the url for the remote in the project's .git/config file to match the GitHub SSH url. I then followed all of the instructions at "https://help.github.com/articles/generating-ssh-keys#platform-linux" and troubleshooted with "https://help.github.com/articles/error-permission-denied-publickey". The best part is that I did not have deal with Apache or change any HTTP settings on the remote server.

Answer 2

En example of write authentified git dav virtualhost with gitweb enable that could solve your problem :

<VirtualHost *:443>
        ServerAdmin admin@example.com
        ServerName git.example.com

        DocumentRoot /var/git

        # SSL configuration
        SSLEngine on

        # Fix dav header
        #RequestHeader edit Destination ^https: http: early

        <Directory /var/git>
                DAV on
                Options ExecCgi FollowSymLinks

                # Gitweb config
                AddHandler cgi-script .cgi
                DirectoryIndex .gitweb.cgi
                SetEnv GITWEB_CONFIG /var/git/.gitweb.conf

                # Basic auth config
                AuthType Basic

                # Auth title
                AuthName "Git repositories"

                # Use file and external providers
                AuthBasicProvider file

                # File location
                AuthUserFile /var/git/.htpasswd

                Require method GET OPTIONS PROPFIND
                <LimitExcept GET OPTIONS PROPFIND>
                        Require valid-user
                </LimitExcept>
        </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Then just clone your repository with your user :

git clone https://user@git.example.com/repository

And when you will try to push it will ask your password and provide it.

Placing the password in the clone url is a security bad practice as anyone can read it in your .git/config.

Answer 3

Edit the following section of your .git/config file:

[remote "origin"]
fetch = +refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*
url = http://git.repository.url/repo.git

to

[remote "origin"]
fetch = +refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*
url = http://username:password@git.repository.url/repo.git

Then try git push origin master.

Edit the authentication details in your config files for other repository URLs as required and push to the required branch.

Answer 4

you might need to add the user as a member for the repository and possibly update permissions.

we had to do this with each member that will be contributing on our organizations github repository.

Answer 5

It is highly suggested NOT to use WebDAV if possible. If you must use HTTP/HTTPS then usage of the git-http-backend CGI script is recommended over WebDAV.

Answer 6

As in this post comment, what does your /Web/git/Logs/ErrorLog says about that error?

After looking in /Web/git/Logs/ErrorLog, I found out there’s a permission problem on the lock file. In my httpd-dav.conf, I have the line…

DavLockDB “/usr/var/DavLock”

I then checked the /usr/ directory, the ‘var’ directory was missing.

$ mkdir var
$ cd var
$ chown www .
$ chgrp www .

And then repeating the process seems that now I can push!! =)

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As mentioned by Eddie in the comments and by Arrowmaster in his (upvoted) answer, the smart http protocol is now part of recent Git distribution.
The git-http-backend CGI script can takes care of any git commands through http.

The smarter protocols (git and ssh) would instead have a conversation with the git upload-pack process on the server which would determine the exact set of objects the client needs and build a custom packfile with just those objects and stream it over.

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Git 2.17 (Q2 2018) will add a debugging aid.

See commit a2b9820 (24 Jan 2018) by Patryk Obara (dreamer).
^{(Merged by Junio C Hamano -- gitster -- in commit 39a1dd8, 13 Feb 2018)}

http-push: improve error log

When git push fails due to server-side WebDAV error, it's not easy to point to the main culprit.
Additional information about exact cURL error and HTTP server response is helpful for debugging purpose.