Unable to commit changes - Temp/Unitylockfile error

[jwvanderbeck]

Prerequisites

• Be sure to run with tracing enabled to capture runtime details in the log file
• Include the log file in the PR.
  • On Windows, the extension log file is at %LOCALAPPDATA%\GitHubUnity\github-unity.log
  • On macOS, the extension log file is at ~/Library/Logs/GitHubUnity/github-unity.log
  • On linux, the extension log file is at ~/.local/share/GitHubUnity/github-unity.log

Description

Unable to commit changes.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Select files to commit and add description
2. click commit

Expected behavior:
I expect the changes to be commited

Actual behavior:
After processing, the list of files under changes does not change and nothing is actually commited.

Reproduces how often:
100%

Additional Information

Any additional information, configuration or data that might be necessary to reproduce the issue.

GitHub.Unity.ProcessException: error: open("Temp/UnityLockfile"): Permission denied
error: unable to index file Temp/UnityLockfile

[jwvanderbeck]

This file is not locked by any external process, so it looks like Github Unity is getting in its own way (unless this is a standard Unity file?)

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[shana]

This is a standard Unity file, I don't know why you're getting this error, as the Temp folder should not be getting scanned, but I can't tell what's really going on without the full log :/

[shana]

@jwvanderbeck If you're still around, let me know!

[BCG-Jackson]

Find Temp/UnityLockfile in the changed files on the left in Github Desktop.
Right-click -> ignore file

[XanNava]

For anyone else having this problem, my solution was to change my .gitignore file to have a wild card before all the unity folders. My git directory was one folder above my unity project(so like "Gitfolder/UnityProject/Temp"), and as it looks like the .gitignore was expecting to be at the same level as the Temp folder(and other folders) it was not excluding the folders. Not sure if this will break anything, if not I would suggest GitHub change their default unity ignore file.

Uhm, also does someone know how to post their gitignore file? I tried code, which as you can see bellow didn't work out well.

`# This .gitignore file should be placed at the root of your Unity project directory

Get latest from https://github.com/github/gitignore/blob/master/Unity.gitignore

*/[Ll]ibrary/
*/[Tt]emp/
*/[Oo]bj/
*/[Bb]uild/
*/[Bb]uilds/
*/[Ll]ogs/
*/[Mm]emoryCaptures/

Never ignore Asset meta data

!/[Aa]ssets/**/*.meta

Uncomment this line if you wish to ignore the asset store tools plugin

/[Aa]ssets/AssetStoreTools*

TextMesh Pro files

/[Aa]ssets/TextMeshPro/

Autogenerated Jetbrains Rider plugin

/[Aa]ssets/Plugins/Editor/JetBrains

Visual Studio cache directory

*/.vs/

Gradle cache directory

.gradle/

Autogenerated VS/MD/Consulo solution and project files

*ExportedObj/
.consulo/
*.csproj
*.unityproj
*.sln
*.suo
*.tmp
*.user
*.userprefs
*.pidb
*.booproj
*.svd
*.pdb
*.mdb
*.opendb
*.VC.db

Unity3D generated meta files

*.pidb.meta
*.pdb.meta
*.mdb.meta

Unity3D generated file on crash reports

*/sysinfo.txt

Builds

*.apk
*.unitypackage

Crashlytics generated file

crashlytics-build.properties

`

[jwvanderbeck]

@78Star If you'll note the comment at the very top of the file, it is intended to be placed in the root of your Unity project. If you choose to put it somewhere else then yeah it won'r work right an you will need to adjust accordingly. That isn't GitHub's responsibility really.

[vicentselfa]

Hello.
I solved this problem with the instruction:
echo "Temp/*" >> .gitignore

[dnenov]

For me, closing Unity just to add the objects and commit worked.

[raunak111]

For me, closing Unity just to add the objects and commit worked.

Yes, this worked for me too :)

[Maghil]

@vicentselfa HI, i know temp file are unnecessary but did it cause any unpredictable errors?

[BridgingGames]

Don't forget to change the .gitignore in the repository folder:

It should have something like this:
/[Ll]ibrary/
/[Tt]emp/
/[Oo]bj/
/[Bb]uild/
/[Bb]uilds/
/[Ll]ogs/
/[Mm]emoryCaptures/

Remove the first slashes:
[Ll]ibrary/
[Tt]emp/
[Oo]bj/
[Bb]uild/
[Bb]uilds/
[Ll]ogs/
[Mm]emoryCaptures/

[zipzit]

For anyone else having this problem, my solution was to change my .gitignore file to have a wild card before all the unity folders. My git directory was one folder above my unity project(so like "Gitfolder/UnityProject/Temp"), and as it looks like the .gitignore was expecting to be at the same level as the Temp folder(and other folders) it was not excluding the folders. Not sure if this will break anything, if not I would suggest GitHub change their default unity ignore file.

Uhm, also does someone know how to post their gitignore file? I tried code, which as you can see bellow didn't work out well.

`# This .gitignore file should be placed at the root of your Unity project directory

@78Star Alexander. I'm liking your explanation of the issue... but I'm way confused by the labeling of the /[Aa]ssets/TextMeshPro/ The rest of the folders in your code have */[Ff]older name, but not the Assets stuff. Huh? Is that intentional or just a miss? This doesn't make sense to me. thanks,