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Type:
Bug
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Resolution: Answered
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Priority:
Low
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None
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Affects Version/s: 6.4.0, 6.2.8, 6.3.2
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Component/s: Repository (Git), Source Checkout Task
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3
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Severity 3 - Minor
Summary
Source code checkout task throws the below error with LFS enabled GIT repositories when run on a remote agent.
error: cannot fork to run external filter error: external filter failed
Steps to Reproduce
- Dedicate a remote agent to a plan that has Source code checkout task that is tagged to a GIT LFS repository
- Make sure the option 'Enabled repository caching on remote agents' option in the respecive Linked Repository settings page is enabled.
- Run the plan
Expected Results
The plan executes successfully without any error
Actual Results
The below exception is thrown multiple times in the build log file:
simple 18-Mar-2018 01:15:09 error: cannot run : No such file or directory simple 18-Mar-2018 01:15:09 error: cannot fork to run external filter simple 18-Mar-2018 01:15:09 error: external filter failed
Workaround
Disable Cache by going to Linked Repositories -> Repo -> disable 'Enabled repository caching on remote agents'
Solution
Upgrade git to version 2.8
- has a derivative of
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BAM-20511 Update supported git version documentation
- Closed
- relates to
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- Gathering Interest
- is cloned as
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