Cygwin/Git error cygheap base mismatch detected

Question

I have installed two windows servers with the latest versions of cygwin and git, and am trying to clone the git repository from S1, to S2. I can successfully ssh from S2 to

Answer 1

For me, the cause was, git was not installed through cygwin, though the regular download from git-scm. Once I ran the cygwin setup, added git, it worked perfectly.