Trouble setting up git with my GitHub Account error: could not lock config file

Question

I\'m getting this error when trying to set the global config:

$ git config --global user.name \"Your Name Here\"
error: could not lock config file /pathto/fi         


        

Answer 1

I've gotten this error when a lock file exists for gitconfig. Try and find and remove .gitconfig.lock (on my linux box it was in my home dir)

Answer 2

Windows Users: Ensure your Environment Variables are correctly setup.

I had the following for my account username 'paperclip':

My Computer (right-click) > Properties > Advanced (tab) > Environment Variables (under System Variables):

HOME -> %HOMEPATH%

HOMEPATH -> C:\Documents and Settings\paperclip

It seems like Git could not resolve / expand %HOME% to %HOMEPATH% as you would it expect it to. Instead I needed to make %HOME% the same as %HOMEPATH% by changing it to:

HOME -> C:\Documents and Settings\paperclip

Answer 3

Update you Git client plugin. It worked for me =) https://issues.jenkins-ci.org/browse/JENKINS-21016

Answer 4

You can also try issuing the command while in your home directory.

Answer 5

So I know this thread is Old, but I had the same issue and fixed it. Hopefully this works for someone else.

When i tried using "sudo" or anything in powershell/cmd it was an unrecognized command. So i reinstalled git for windows, during the install it failed and pointed me to C:/ProgramFiles/git/etc/gitconfig I deleted that file, and reinstalled. Same Error when saving credentials, So i moved the newly created gitconfig from programfiles, to my HomePath location C:/Users/Name

Now I can save credentials under file-->Options-->git Finally, I can commit/push on githubdesktop

Answer 6

just do Run as Administrator.......you need to run the program in the run as administrator mode in windows