Git error: Unable to append to .git/logs/refs/remotes/origin/master: Permission denied

Question

I am having a strange issue that I can\'t seem to resolve. Here is what happend:

I had some log files in a github repository that I didn\'t want there. I found this

Answer 1

Let's concentrate on what it's complaining about exactly:

Permission denied error: Cannot update the ref 'refs/remotes/origin/master'.

Before doing recursive mod/ownership changes, traverse your way to that file and fix any permissions that are incorrect.

I think I caused this issue by creating a branch while I was root and then trying to mess with that branch as my user.