'error: cannot open .git/FETCH_HEAD: Permission denied on gitlab-runner
I'm trying to pull code with gitlab-runner with a shell executor.
$ git pull origin master
error: cannot open .git/FETCH_HEAD: Permission denied
ERROR: Job failed: exit status 1
git status seems to work fine but when I try git fetch
$ git fetch
error: cannot open .git/FETCH_HEAD: Permission denied
ERROR: Job failed: exit status 1
Solution 1:[1]
This could be because you did not add a deploy key for your gitlab-runner user in your gitlab project, so the runner user does not have access to your gitlab repository.
You should follow theses steps to create the keypair for gitlab-runner user (the shell executor user) https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/ssh_keys/#ssh-keys-when-using-the-shell-executor
Then copy the created public key in /home/gitlab-runner/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
And add it to your gitlab project's deploy key :
- Go to you gitlab project
- Settings => Repository
- Deploy keys
- Add a title, past the public key and click "Add key"
Trigger you CI again and the shell executor runner should be able to pull the repository.
Solution 2:[2]
I just solved this problem by running this command
sudo chown -R $(whoami) .git/ in my project directory.
You can change $(whoami) to the username of your server. For example sudo chown -R gitlab-runner .git/
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| Solution | Source |
|---|---|
| Solution 1 | tchartron |
| Solution 2 | Hasibur Rahman |