Path variable for Stash contains /root?

[Tim_Brigham]

My developers recently noticed some odd behavior. After the last restart of our Stash server we are getting the following when pushing / pulling to our Stash repositories:

git -c diff.mnemonicprefix=false -c core.quotepath=false fetch origin
warning: unable to access '/root/.config/git/config': Permission denied
warning: unable to access '/root/.gitconfig': Permission denied
warning: unable to access '/root/.config/git/config': Permission denied
warning: unable to access '/root/.gitconfig': Permission denied

From what I've read this happens if the PATH variable contains '/root/'. How can I resolve this? It's still possible to commit without issue but it's a bit distracting and it'll take extra error handling for writing scripts.

[cofarrell · Accepted solution]

Hi Tim,

Do you mind raising a support ticket and attaching your support zip with as much details about how Stash is running? It's most likely running as the wrong user, or with the wrong home or user. I don't think there's anything you can do about the warning until that is fixed - we don't have control over that directly.

Charles

[Tim_Brigham]

Thanks @Charles. The behavior of the init script we've used since we started using Stash changed. No idea why but it is fixed. :)

[Tim_Brigham]

For some unknown reason the init script that we've used since installing Stash no longer functioned as it should. The results of my ticket:

If your script is running this: <tt>/bin/su -m $USER -c "$CATALINA_HOME/bin/startup.sh &> /dev/null"</tt> the <tt>-m</tt> is preserving the environment from the calling user who appears to be root.

There are instructions for running Stash as a service that will serve you better. I would recommend using these if you can't get it running.