git push origin DENIED by fallthru, hook declined: gitolite

git gitolite git-push

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You need RW+ permission for ref changes/deletion

RW+, for "push -f" or ref deletion allowed (i.e., destroy information)

Also, if you're using V2 this may apply:

RWD and RW+D, for ref deletion. Once you use this in a repo, a normal RW+ can no longer delete a ref; it can only rewind

Sources:

http://sitaramc.github.com/gitolite/g2/conf.html

http://sitaramc.github.com/gitolite/rules.html

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teak

Updated on March 21, 2020

Comments

teak over 4 years
I am having a problem pushing with git using Gitolite.
When I try this:
```
git push origin :refs/tags/deployment
```
I get this error:
```
remote: D NAME/install.py repos michael DENIED by fallthru
remote: error: hook declined to update refs/tags/deployment
To gitolite@admin:repos
 ! [remote rejected] deployment (hook declined)
error: failed to push some refs to 'gitolite@admin:repos'
```
I have given the group deploy [of which the user michael is a member of] permission to delete branches in the Gitolite config:
```
@deply  =   michael

repo  repos

        RWD    =   @deply
```
I have seen this post: "Unable to push in Git. Why?"

But I am not using any hooks that I am aware of and cannot find anything thing else that might relate.

Is there something im missing perhaps?
Has anybody come across this?
- VonC about 12 years
  
  What gitolite version are you using?
- teak about 12 years
  
  i installed this version of gitolite: 1.5.4-2
- VonC about 12 years
  
  I hope not ;) This should be a V2 or V3: see stackoverflow.com/questions/10207919/… to determine the Gitolite version.
- teak about 12 years
  
  ssh to the server gives me: hello michael, the gitolite version here is 1.5.4-2~bpo50+1 (Debian)
- VonC about 12 years
  
  That seems to be an incredibly old version of Gitolite (July 23, 2010), and maybe related to github.com/sitaramc/gitolite/blob/… in term of error message.
- teak about 12 years
  
  thanks. ive had a look at the error message and it doesnt help my understanding of the problem unfortunately... id like to upgrade gitolite but im using ubuntu10.04LTS and a higher version of gitolite isnt available in the repository for that version...
- ThiefMaster about 12 years
  
  Consider installing it manually...
jitendrapurohit about 7 years

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