could not open git/commit_editmsg

Question

I have a git repository linked to a dropbox folder. Recently, I have switched my laptop to another, and now i can not perform the function \"git commit -am\". I keep getting

Answer 1

This is an file permission issue, user you are currently logged on does not have permissions to use the files.

If that's your repo, you may try:

• switching to other user who owns the repo
• changing the owner of the repo (sudo chown youruser -R yourrepodir/)
• changing the permissions for the particular files using chmod (you should avoid using 0777 as it is not secure)