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

This will happen, if the user home directory is not writable by the user. git config --global needs to create a "lock" file (~/.gitconfig.lock) in user home directory.

Check the permissions and try to create one.

# cat ~/.gitconfig.lock
cat: /home/users/developer/.gitconfig.lock: No such file or directory
# touch ~/.gitconfig.lock

## Now check, if a file has been created?
# cat ~/.gitconfig.lock
#

NOTE: If it succeeds, You must delete this file, otherwise git will throw another error!

If a user has no permission of creating this file, You must check and change permissions for the home directory.