Can't add remotes through the web assistant

Please describe the problem.

No matter what I do I can't

What steps will reproduce the problem?

Create a repository, try to add a remote. An external disk in this case.

What version of git-annex are you using? On what operating system?

Fedora 27

$ cat /etc/fedora-release
Fedora release 27 (Twenty Seven)
$ uname -a
Linux greger 4.14.14-300.fc27.x86_64 #1 SMP Fri Jan 19 13:19:54 UTC 2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

$ git annex version
git-annex version: 6.20180130-g39d97867a
build flags: Assistant Webapp Pairing S3(multipartupload)(storageclasses) WebDAV Inotify DBus DesktopNotify ConcurrentOutput TorrentParser Feeds Testsuite
dependency versions: aws-0.17.1 bloomfilter-2.0.1.0 cryptonite-0.23 DAV-1.3.1 feed-0.3.12.0 ghc-8.0.2 http-client-0.5.7.0 persistent-sqlite-2.6.2 torrent-10000.1.1 uuid-1.3.13 yesod-1.4.5
key/value backends: SHA256E SHA256 SHA512E SHA512 SHA224E SHA224 SHA384E SHA384 SHA3_256E SHA3_256 SHA3_512E SHA3_512 SHA3_224E SHA3_224 SHA3_384E SHA3_384 SKEIN256E SKEIN256 SKEIN512E SKEIN512 SHA1E SHA1 MD5E MD5 WORM URL
remote types: git gcrypt p2p S3 bup directory rsync web bittorrent webdav tahoe glacier ddar hook external
local repository version: 5
supported repository versions: 3 5 6
upgrade supported from repository versions: 0 1 2 3 4 5
operating system: linux x86_64

Please provide any additional information below.

Debug log:

[2018-01-31 14:46:15.670775214] main: starting assistant version 6.20180130-g39d97867a
[2018-01-31 14:46:15.776042349] Cronner: You should enable consistency checking to protect your data. 
(scanning...) [2018-01-31 14:46:15.988042623] Watcher: Performing startup scan
(started...) 
[2018-01-31 14:47:48.236476657] read: gpg ["--quiet","--trust-model","always","--with-colons","--list-secret-keys","--fixed-list-mode"]
[2018-01-31 14:47:48.262055169] process done ExitSuccess
[2018-01-31 14:47:51.695935824] read: git ["init","--quiet","--bare","/run/media/dxtr/archive/annex"]
[2018-01-31 14:47:51.700278024] process done ExitSuccess
[2018-01-31 14:47:51.700424216] read: git ["config","--null","--list"]
[2018-01-31 14:47:51.707427206] process done ExitSuccess
[2018-01-31 14:47:51.70868726] call: git ["--git-dir=../../../../run/media/dxtr/archive/annex","--literal-pathspecs","config","core.fsyncobjectfiles","true"]
[2018-01-31 14:47:51.725766269] process done ExitSuccess
[2018-01-31 14:47:51.728215647] read: git ["config","--null","--list"]
[2018-01-31 14:47:51.740757992] process done ExitSuccess
[2018-01-31 14:47:51.741434499] read: git ["config","--null","--list"]
[2018-01-31 14:47:51.753548799] process done ExitSuccess
[2018-01-31 14:47:51.755149461] read: git ["--git-dir=../../../../run/media/dxtr/archive/annex","--literal-pathspecs","show-ref","git-annex"]
[2018-01-31 14:47:51.771911199] process done ExitFailure 1
[2018-01-31 14:47:51.772860937] read: git ["--git-dir=../../../../run/media/dxtr/archive/annex","--literal-pathspecs","show-ref","--hash","refs/heads/git-annex"]
[2018-01-31 14:47:51.789876829] process done ExitFailure 1
[2018-01-31 14:47:51.790600261] call: git ["--git-dir=../../../../run/media/dxtr/archive/annex","--literal-pathspecs","show-ref","--verify","-q","origin/git-annex"]
[2018-01-31 14:47:51.79719711] process done ExitFailure 1
[2018-01-31 14:47:51.799141741] read: git ["--git-dir=../../../../run/media/dxtr/archive/annex","--literal-pathspecs","write-tree"]
[2018-01-31 14:47:51.807820543] process done ExitSuccess
[2018-01-31 14:47:51.809126461] chat: git ["--git-dir=../../../../run/media/dxtr/archive/annex","--literal-pathspecs","commit-tree","4b825dc642cb6eb9a060e54bf8d69288fbee4904","--no-gpg-sign"]
[2018-01-31 14:47:51.836742843] process done ExitSuccess
[2018-01-31 14:47:51.837688371] call: git ["--git-dir=../../../../run/media/dxtr/archive/annex","--literal-pathspecs","update-ref","refs/heads/git-annex","c1bd62a595ce9cb811ad353ed0d9eaf8cfcb0b30"]
[2018-01-31 14:47:51.849598566] process done ExitSuccess
[2018-01-31 14:47:51.850762057] call: git ["--git-dir=../../../../run/media/dxtr/archive/annex","--literal-pathspecs","config","annex.uuid","da4c4bf3-5b3d-47f7-98d6-040cf8094360"]
[2018-01-31 14:47:51.855957091] process done ExitSuccess
[2018-01-31 14:47:51.85617243] read: git ["config","--null","--list"]
[2018-01-31 14:47:51.858450427] process done ExitSuccess
[2018-01-31 14:47:51.860771677] read: git ["--git-dir=../../../../run/media/dxtr/archive/annex","--literal-pathspecs","show-ref","git-annex"]
[2018-01-31 14:47:51.879636685] process done ExitSuccess
[2018-01-31 14:47:51.880463945] read: git ["--git-dir=../../../../run/media/dxtr/archive/annex","--literal-pathspecs","show-ref","--hash","refs/heads/git-annex"]
[2018-01-31 14:47:51.897305118] process done ExitSuccess
[2018-01-31 14:47:51.899214969] read: git ["--git-dir=../../../../run/media/dxtr/archive/annex","--literal-pathspecs","log","refs/heads/git-annex..c1bd62a595ce9cb811ad353ed0d9eaf8cfcb0b30","--pretty=%H","-n1"]
[2018-01-31 14:47:51.9105804] process done ExitSuccess
[2018-01-31 14:47:51.912107527] chat: git ["--git-dir=../../../../run/media/dxtr/archive/annex","--literal-pathspecs","cat-file","--batch"]
[2018-01-31 14:47:51.916244492] chat: git ["--git-dir=../../../../run/media/dxtr/archive/annex","--literal-pathspecs","cat-file","--batch-check=%(objectname) %(objecttype) %(objectsize)"]
[2018-01-31 14:47:51.926062822] call: git ["--git-dir=../../../../run/media/dxtr/archive/annex","--literal-pathspecs","config","annex.version","5"]
[2018-01-31 14:47:51.943412825] process done ExitSuccess
[2018-01-31 14:47:51.943804264] read: git ["config","--null","--list"]
[2018-01-31 14:47:51.949022318] process done ExitSuccess
[2018-01-31 14:47:51.952482534] chat: git ["--git-dir=../../../../run/media/dxtr/archive/annex","--literal-pathspecs","hash-object","-w","--stdin-paths","--no-filters"]
[2018-01-31 14:47:51.954175781] feed: git ["--git-dir=../../../../run/media/dxtr/archive/annex","--literal-pathspecs","update-index","-z","--index-info"]
[2018-01-31 14:47:51.968113275] process done ExitSuccess
[2018-01-31 14:47:51.969050491] read: git ["--git-dir=../../../../run/media/dxtr/archive/annex","--literal-pathspecs","show-ref","--hash","refs/heads/git-annex"]
[2018-01-31 14:47:51.979633335] process done ExitSuccess
(recording state in git...)
[2018-01-31 14:47:51.980277288] read: git ["--git-dir=../../../../run/media/dxtr/archive/annex","--literal-pathspecs","write-tree"]
[2018-01-31 14:47:51.989727059] process done ExitSuccess
[2018-01-31 14:47:51.98998106] chat: git ["--git-dir=../../../../run/media/dxtr/archive/annex","--literal-pathspecs","commit-tree","06548fa56acf18f9c1d74a29e248c4650df15e7e","--no-gpg-sign","-p","refs/heads/git-annex"]
[2018-01-31 14:47:52.011569157] process done ExitSuccess
[2018-01-31 14:47:52.012198525] call: git ["--git-dir=../../../../run/media/dxtr/archive/annex","--literal-pathspecs","update-ref","refs/heads/git-annex","26bcec3f33162a9c1c5b7a39c4828eedfdeae41b"]
[2018-01-31 14:47:52.030929599] process done ExitSuccess
[2018-01-31 14:47:52.037715315] process done ExitSuccess
[2018-01-31 14:47:52.038491764] process done ExitSuccess
[2018-01-31 14:47:52.039098682] process done ExitSuccess
[2018-01-31 14:47:52.039790346] read: uname ["-n"]
[2018-01-31 14:47:52.043271433] process done ExitSuccess
[2018-01-31 14:47:52.043523608] read: git ["config","--null","--list"]
[2018-01-31 14:47:52.057690629] process done ExitSuccess
[2018-01-31 14:47:52.058740927] call: git ["--git-dir=../../../../run/media/dxtr/archive/annex","--literal-pathspecs","remote","add","greger","../../../../../home/dxtr/temp/test"]
[2018-01-31 14:47:52.072184794] process done ExitSuccess
[2018-01-31 14:47:52.072509479] call: git ["--git-dir=.git","--work-tree=.","--literal-pathspecs","-c","core.bare=false","remote","add","archive","/run/media/dxtr/archive/annex"]
[2018-01-31 14:47:52.081339812] process done ExitSuccess
[2018-01-31 14:47:52.082154367] read: git ["config","--null","--list"]
[2018-01-31 14:47:52.093569488] process done ExitSuccess
31/Jan/2018:14:47:52 +0100 [Error#yesod-core] there is no available git remote named "archive" @(yesod-core-1.4.37-GCI7RasEcSMIU2vku0fHJ1:Yesod.Core.Class.Yesod ./Yesod/Core/Class/Yesod.hs:693:5)

The interesting part here is that if I try to run the failing git commands in the repository it works:

$ git --git-dir=../../../../run/media/dxtr/archive/annex --literal-pathspecs show-ref git-annex
26bcec3f33162a9c1c5b7a39c4828eedfdeae41b refs/heads/git-annex

Have you had any luck using git-annex before? (Sometimes we get tired of reading bug reports all day and a lil' positive end note does wonders)

I have been using it for years. Just not the webapp

fixed --Joey

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I can reproduce

Please describe the problem.

Creating or adding remotes to an existing repository via the webapp results in

Internal Server Error

there is no available git remote named "XYZ"

Creating a new repository seems to create the repo and update the remotes (checked via git at command line) but does not update the repos in the webapp and results in the error:

19/Feb/2018:11:48:28 +1100 [Error#yesod-core] there is no available git remote named "XYZ" @(yesod-core-1.4.37.2-AqCgZCpSjdiDLzXFcWTxPQ:Yesod.Core.Class.Yesod ./Yesod/Core/Class/Yesod.hs:693:5)

Adding an existing repo to the current repo in the webapp results in the errors: (interesting as it first notes that the remote already exists and then complains that it's not available...)

fatal: remote XYZ already exists.
19/Feb/2018:11:52:24 +1100 [Error#yesod-core] there is no available git remote named "XYZ" @(yesod-core-1.4.37.2-AqCgZCpSjdiDLzXFcWTxPQ:Yesod.Core.Class.Yesod ./Yesod/Core/Class/Yesod.hs:693:5)

Version

git-annex version: 6.20180112
build flags: Assistant Webapp Pairing S3(multipartupload)(storageclasses) WebDAV FsEvents ConcurrentOutput TorrentParser MagicMime Feeds Testsuite
dependency versions: aws-0.18 bloomfilter-2.0.1.0 cryptonite-0.24 DAV-1.3.1 feed-1.0.0.0 ghc-8.2.2 http-client-0.5.7.1 persistent-sqlite-2.6.4 torrent-10000.1.1 uuid-1.2.6 yesod-1.4.5
key/value backends: SHA256E SHA256 SHA512E SHA512 SHA224E SHA224 SHA384E SHA384 SHA3_256E SHA3_256 SHA3_512E SHA3_512 SHA3_224E SHA3_224 SHA3_384E SHA3_384 SKEIN256E SKEIN256 SKEIN512E SKEIN512 SHA1E SHA1 MD5E MD5 WORM URL
remote types: git gcrypt p2p S3 bup directory rsync web bittorrent webdav tahoe glacier ddar hook external
local repository version: 5
supported repository versions: 3 5 6
upgrade supported from repository versions: 0 1 2 3 4 5
operating system: darwin x86_64

Comment by olaf — Mon Feb 19 01:05:06 2018

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I also have this problem

I'm on OSX 10.11.6. I started with a homebrew install, and today I found the native .dmg app. Could there be a conflict between the homebrew install and the .app? I'm a first time user trying to test this program and not getting very far. I have a minimal understanding of git, and therefore shy away from the CLI.

Comment by jhnichol — Thu Apr 5 15:25:22 2018

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comment 3

I am getting the same error messages as olaf. It does not seem to be related to brew vs dmg jhnichol.

Using the web-gui I can create one local repo. When I try to create a second local repo, by clicking Add another repository | Add another repository | Make Repository | Combine the repositories the webapp then fails with this error message:

Internal Server Error
there is no available git remote named "a2"
git-annex version 6.20180409-gfb0780266

Looking at the .git/config files for the repos, the names seem strange/incorrect. The second repo has the remote name listed as my hostname, “bumblebee.local”? Not sure if this is an issue.

Also from a git remote perspective I am a bit confused what I just did? Did I create two completely separate git repos then try to combine them, what does that mean? Shouldn't I have cloned the first repo instead of creating a new one?

When I created two repos on the commandline I didn't run into any issues, but, what I did was create a repo, then clone it into another directory, then added the new repo as a remote of the 1st repo. It seems the combine button in the webapp isn't doing that. Perhaps combine should only be enabled for special remotes, is that the problem?

—Andrew

========== full log below, first steps to make the error with webapp, followed by success on the commandline =============

git-annex webapp

make repository:
/Users/Shared/a1

add a file:
image1.png

assistant detects and adds to git-annex

click add another repository
/Users/Shared/a2

assistant creates the directory
runs git init and git-annex init

click:
Combine repositories?
The repository at /Users/Shared/a2 is set up. 
Do you want to combine it with your existing repository at /Users/Shared/a1?

 The combined repositories will sync and share their files.
 

Internal Server Error
there is no available git remote named "a2"
git-annex version 6.20180409-gfb0780266

At this point /Users/Shared/a2/.git/config has 
[core]
    repositoryformatversion = 0
    filemode = true
    bare = true
    logallrefupdates = true
    ignorecase = true
    precomposeunicode = true
[annex]
    uuid = 8ee0b541-c429-45c5-aaa2-c4799843f809
    version = 5
    direct = true
[gc]
    auto = 0
[remote "bumblebee.local"]
    url = ../a1
    fetch = +refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/bumblebee.local/*
        
And /Users/Shared/a1/.git/config has 
[core]
    repositoryformatversion = 0
    filemode = true
    bare = true
    logallrefupdates = true
    ignorecase = true
    precomposeunicode = true
[annex]
    uuid = 46290480-c956-42ac-9ada-36b2281dbec2
    version = 5
    direct = true
[gc]
    auto = 0
[remote "a2"]
    url = /Users/Shared/a2
    fetch = +refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/a2/*
    

Perhaps 







OK.


Now do this from the commandline:

andrew@bumblebee /Users/Shared$ mkdir a1
andrew@bumblebee /Users/Shared$ cd a1
andrew@bumblebee /Users/Shared/a1$ git init
Initialized empty Git repository in /Users/Shared/a1/.git/
andrew@bumblebee /Users/Shared/a1$ git annex init
init  ok
(recording state in git...)

andrew@bumblebee /Users/Shared/a1$ git annex describe here a1
describe here ok
(recording state in git...)

andrew@bumblebee /Users/Shared/a1$ git annex direct
commit 
On branch master

Initial commit

nothing to commit
ok
direct ok
andrew@bumblebee /Users/Shared/a1$ cp ~/Desktop/Screen\ Shot\ 2018-05-04\ at\ 10.10.55\ AM.png image1.png
andrew@bumblebee /Users/Shared/a1$ git add image1.png 
fatal: This operation must be run in a work tree
andrew@bumblebee /Users/Shared/a1$ ls
image1.png
andrew@bumblebee /Users/Shared/a1$ git annex add image1.png 
add image1.png ok
(recording state in git...)
andrew@bumblebee /Users/Shared/a1$ 

add /Users/Shared/a1 to ~/.config/git-annex/autostart

then:

andrew@bumblebee /Users/Shared/a1$ git-annex assistant --autostart 
git-annex autostart in /Users/Shared/a1
ok
andrew@bumblebee /Users/Shared/a1$ 

launch webapp, see that a1 is listed, add a file, see that webapp detects it

Clone repo1 to another directory
andrew@bumblebee ~/.config/git-annex$ cd
andrew@bumblebee ~$ cd /Users/Shared/
andrew@bumblebee /Users/Shared$ git clone a1 a2
Cloning into 'a2'...
done.
andrew@bumblebee /Users/Shared$ cd a2
andrew@bumblebee /Users/Shared/a2$ git annex init "a2"
init a2 (merging origin/git-annex into git-annex...)
(recording state in git...)
ok
(recording state in git...)
andrew@bumblebee /Users/Shared/a2$ 

Add a2 as a remote from a1
andrew@bumblebee /Users/Shared/a1$ git remote add a2 /Users/Shared/a2

Add a2 to autostart file

Now repos are syncing

Both repos are listed in web-gui when I choose a2 as the repo, only one repo is listed in the web-gui when I choose a1 as the repo.

andrew@bumblebee /Users/Shared/a1$ cat .git/config 
[core]
    repositoryformatversion = 0
    filemode = true
    bare = true
    logallrefupdates = true
    ignorecase = true
    precomposeunicode = true
[annex]
    uuid = f65fd001-b6ea-4a86-9256-2387c830f933
    version = 5
    direct = true
[remote "a2"]
    url = /Users/Shared/a2
    fetch = +refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/a2/*
    annex-uuid = f9e9f00a-ae70-4c2d-bac3-fe8d6d05a4ea
    
andrew@bumblebee /Users/Shared/a2$ cat .git/config 
    [core]
        repositoryformatversion = 0
        filemode = true
        bare = false
        logallrefupdates = true
        ignorecase = true
        precomposeunicode = true
    [remote "origin"]
        url = /Users/Shared/a1
        fetch = +refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*
        annex-uuid = f65fd001-b6ea-4a86-9256-2387c830f933
    [annex]
        uuid = f9e9f00a-ae70-4c2d-bac3-fe8d6d05a4ea
        version = 5

Comment by andrew — Fri May 4 15:00:18 2018

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any update on this?

does anyone have a solution to this? I can't seem to add remotes through the webapp. I consistantly get the following error:

Internal Server Error there is no available git remote named "blablabla"

thanks

Comment by AlexP — Thu Aug 2 20:01:57 2018

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comment 5

This affects me also. git-annex in version of August 8th, 2018.

Comment by torpidus — Sun Sep 16 18:40:43 2018

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Same issue on OSX / git-annex 6.20180807

I'm seeing the same issue on OSX when adding a "Remote server", using git-annex version 6.20180807. This is on a completely new repository that I've created in "~/annex", with no files in it.

After clicking "Combine repositories", I get the following error:

Internal Server Error
there is no available git remote named "mydomain.example.com_annex"

Where mydomain.example.com is the address to my ssh server.

The logs say:

[2018-10-01 14:39:44.352157] main: starting assistant version 6.20180807
[2018-10-01 14:39:44.416265] Cronner: You should enable consistency checking to protect your data. 
(scanning...) [2018-10-01 14:39:44.670591] Watcher: Performing startup scan
(started...) 
01/Oct/2018:14:40:13 +0200 [Error#yesod-core] there is no available git remote named "mydomain.example.com_annex" @(yesod-core-1.4.37.3-2QxllzSqvdqJbUCjADwK0K:Yesod.Core.Class.Yesod ./Yesod/Core/Class/Yesod.hs:693:5)

It does not matter if the remote repository has been created or not - I still see the same error. Also, my local "~/annex" git repository has a remote named "mydomain.example.com_annex":

# git remote show mydomain.example.com_annex 
mesg: ttyname failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device
* remote mydomain.example.com_annex
  Fetch URL: ssh://skangas@mydomain.example.com/~/annex/
  Push  URL: ssh://skangas@mydomain.example.com/~/annex/
  HEAD branch: (unknown)
  Remote branch:
    git-annex new (next fetch will store in remotes/mydomain.example.com_annex)
  Local ref configured for 'git push':
    git-annex pushes to git-annex (local out of date)

Comment by stefankangas — Mon Oct 1 12:49:27 2018

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comment 7

i can reproduce this and struggle with it. i cant add any remote repo through the webapp.

Comment by marvin — Thu Oct 25 10:23:49 2018

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comment 8

Sorry for leaving such a bad bug unaddressed so long. (And in fact a reversion since it used to work fine and I broke it about a month before this bug was opened.)

It's fixed now.

Bear in mind that I have a backlog that is literally over 400 items long and just can't get to everything promptly. Unsure why I didn't notice one of the several followups in my triage operations, other than the assistant being a ways down my prority list and bug reports about it often being not detailed enough and taking a lot of time to understand. If anyone would like to help triage out important problems like this one that I may be missing, that would be great.

Comment by joey — Mon Oct 29 19:36:51 2018

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Thank you for fixing!

|| If anyone would like to help triage out important problems like this one that I may be missing, that would be great.

I can try. How would you like to receive this information?

Comment by andrew — Thu Nov 1 12:15:34 2018

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thank you for fixing this bug. you do such a great job and we couldnt be more thankful for your code....