pbuilder: git: detected dubious ownership in repository

[yegorich]

When trying to build own package via pbuilder, I get the following error:

   dh_clean
 dpkg-source -b .
dpkg-source: info: using source format '3.0 (git)'
fatal: detected dubious ownership in repository at '/var/cache/elbe/82654a86-1a66-4666-a271-2d53caf744d1/pdebuilder/current'
To add an exception for this directory, call:

        git config --global --add safe.directory /var/cache/elbe/82654a86-1a66-4666-a271-2d53caf744d1/pdebuilder/current
dpkg-source: error: git ls-files exited nonzero:

Some background info can be found in this answer.

Where can we add such a git config?

[bgermann]

3.0 (git) is an experimental format and not supported by elbe pbuilder. Please use sbuild of other tools.

[yegorich]

I know git format is experimental. But I am using it for several years with pbuilder without any problem. This support is now broken because of the git policy changes.

I have made a dirty hack in my package's debian/rules file where I've just invoked git config --global --add safe.directory '*' in one of the initial stages. This workaround helped to produce a deb package with sources.

So adding something like this to pbuilder's initial setup, would restore the git format support:

git config --global --add safe.directory /var/cache/elbe

[bgermann]

When is this happening? Is it the target's git version that is responsible or the initvm's?

[bgermann]

If you want it fixed, please hand in patches.

[yegorich]

Will do

[yegorich]

When doing elbe initvm attach what password should I enter? According to the source code, it must be "foo". But if I use it, I get "Login incorrect" result.

I have tried to add user myself (elbe control add_user ...). I could see the newly created user via elbe list_users. But couldn't login as the new user either.

What am I doing wrong?

[bgermann]

Password: root