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From: Dmitry Potapov <dpotapov@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Unhappy git in a jailshell?
Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 15:47:46 +0300
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On Mon, Nov 02, 2009 at 11:16:43PM +1100, Alex MDC wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I'm trying to use git on a linux server, but unfortunately I've only
> been granted jailshelled access. Most of git works, but some commands
> just fail to run, e.g.
> git repack
> git rebase
> git index-pack

Most Git commands are builtin, so they are executed by git.exe directly,
but some commands are implemented as separate binaries or shell files.
These commands require `git --exec-path` in PATH to run. Normally, git
adds `git --exec-path` in its environment before running them.

Apparently, jailshelled access prevents that somehow. So, I suggest you
contact your system administrator and tell him that you need to be able
to run files from `git --exec-path` to being able to use git, as git
needs them internally for normal work.


Dmitry