Gitosis is software to manage a collection of Git repositories on a server accessible by SSH, without creating local accounts for the users. It has not been updated since 2009. Gitolite is an actively developed alternative with a richer feature set. Use this tag for help with Gitosis installation and usage.
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Getting error while installing gitosis on windows 7
Error while installing Gitosis on Windows 7:
"tty" option detected in CYGWIN environment variable.
CYGWIN=tty is no longer supported. Please remove it from your
CYGWIN environment variable and use a terminal emulator like mintty,
xterm, or…

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Problem setting up Gitosis for Git
Here is the Problem I am having
I followed the Steps mentioned in the Doc for setting up Gitosis
http://www.jedi.be/blog/2009/05/06/8-ways-to-share-your-git-repository/#gitosis
I completed the following steps successfully
Install…

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Gitosis won't create repository
I'm testing my new Git repository. I converted from Subversion to Git, no problem.
Now, on my laptop
git remote add origin git@server:test.git
returns correctly. But when I do
git push
I get
error:gitosis.serve.main:repository read access…

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How can I add users to my new gitosis project?
As a fresh Git user, I tried to install git on a server following this guide: Hosting Git repositories, The Easy (and Secure) Way. For... like 3 days in a row.
Here was the problem:
I followed that guide exactly. But when I came to the 'Creating…

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How do I create a '.git' file folder from an existing git repository?
I have a git repository called "shop" that has the remote "oldserver.com"
remote.origin.url=git@oldserver.com:shop.git
How do I create the shop.git folder from my local repository, so I can load it on my "newserver.com" (that uses gitolite or…

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Why gitosis init sequence fails?
After I run the init command, I see the following error message:
-sh-4.1$ gitosis-init
load_entry_point('gitosis==0.2',…

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Gitosis and TortoiseGit on Windows
I am having a strange problem with Gitosis and TortoiseGit.
I used the guide How to setup a GIT server with Gitosis and Gitweb to setup Gitosis on my Debian system.
Instead of
ssh-keygen -t rsa
scp /home/myuser/.ssh/id_rsa.pub…

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