java.io.IOException: Creating directories for U:\.config\jgit failed

[MichaelInsberg]

Bug description

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Running environment

• Git Machete plugin version - 1.2.1
• IDE - JetBrains Rider 2021.3.3
• Operating system - Windows 10 10.0

IDEA - Stack trace

java.io.IOException: Creating directories for U:\.config\jgit failed
	at org.eclipse.jgit.util.FileUtils.mkdirs(FileUtils.java:412)
	at org.eclipse.jgit.internal.storage.file.LockFile.lock(LockFile.java:140)
	at org.eclipse.jgit.storage.file.FileBasedConfig.save(FileBasedConfig.java:219)
	at org.eclipse.jgit.util.FS$FileStoreAttributes.saveToConfig(FS.java:744)
	at org.eclipse.jgit.util.FS$FileStoreAttributes.lambda$4(FS.java:430)
	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1128)
	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:628)
	at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:829)

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[PawelLipski]

Hey @MichaelInsberg... thanks for reporting 🐞 given that the stack trace is pretty limited (due to the use of ThreadPoolExecutor i.e. async execution by JGit library)... do you remember the circumstances when this exception happened? Also, can you show the listing of U:\.config\ directory (does it even exist)? My first suspicion would be that your current system user is forbidden from creating new directories directly under U:\ disk 🤔

[PawelLipski]

For the record: JGit creates a .config/jgit/config file, more details under https://stackoverflow.com/questions/58074297/what-is-the-meaning-of-this-gitconfig-filesystem-section-filesystem-private

As a quick fix, if my above diagnose is correct ☝🏻, you can change the XDG_CONFIG_HOME env var in the system settings from the default U:\.config to some other directory (where your system user will have the permissions to write).

[mkondratek]

It's hard to say what's wrong without more details.

Extending @PawelLipski advice I can suggest running IntelliJ as administrator.

I ve been using Git Machete IntelliJ Plugin a bit on Windows but I see this one for the first time.
I also tried to reproduce it now but no success on that.

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@MichaelInsberg if you tell us more about the circumstances we probably will be able to do something.

[mkondratek]

No response for a while now. Closing.