Git push error '[remote rejected] master -> master (branch is currently checked out)'

Question

Yesterday, I posted a question on how to clone a Git repository from one of my machines to another, How can I \'git clone\' from another machine?.

I am now

Answer 1

You will need to change the config file on the remote server once you have created empty(bare) repository, say

root@development:/home/git/repository/my-project# cat config 

there you will see

[core]
repositoryformatversion = 0
filemode = true
bare = false
logallrefupdates = true

You will make this bare to false to true and I removed logallrefupdates = true (not sure of its use!)

to

[core]
repositoryformatversion = 0
filemode = true
bare = true

You may test following

$ git remote show origin
* remote origin
Fetch URL: my-portal@development:/home/XYZ/repository/XYZ
Push  URL: my-portal@development:/home/XYZ/repository/XYZ
HEAD branch: (unknown)

This HEAD branch: (unknown) will be shown if you are unable to PUSH. So if the HEAD branch is unknow, you should change bare to true and after push successful you can reuse the

git remote show origin

and you will see

 HEAD branch: master