fatal: Unable to create temporary file '/home/username/git/myrepo.git/./objects/pack/tmp_pack_XXXXXX': Permission denied

Question

I have been having trouble with this error message and I don\'t understand the proper solution to fix it or go about debugging it. I have googled the error in various forms

Answer 1

It would seem like your user doesn't have permission to write to that directory on the server. Please make sure that the permissions are correct. The user will need write permissions on that directory.