VSTS Git Fetch Failed with exit code: 128

Question

It looks like a duplicate of this question but my issue is that I am running a hosted version. VSTS GIT Fetch Failed

I enabled system debug and pretty much allowed a

Answer 1

For anyone who finds this question, while searching for the 128 exit code:

In my case it was Bitbucket Server running out of space (full hard drive) which caused this error. If you're hosting your git server yourself, check your hard drive:

df

Maybe that helps someone.

Answer 2

Another possible cause of the "Git fetch failed with exit code: 128" error message - it happened to us for pull requests builds when a developer clicked merge right after a pull request was created and the build, of course, hasn't finished yet.

So it was the "follow the process" solution for us. It could be enforced also.

Answer 3

In my case the error was caused by a change in permission settings in Version Control. I went to the gear icon --> project settings --> Version Control. I selected Git repositories on the left and under users i made sure to include 'Project Collection Build Service(project)'