# \#git

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## [Required personal access token scopes for GitLab.com in Xcode](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/required-personal-access-token-scopes-for-gitlab-com-in-xcode/133842)

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**Author:** [@matthewruzzi](https://forum.gitlab.com/u/matthewruzzi)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2026, 10:40pm UTC](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/required-personal-access-token-scopes-for-gitlab-com-in-xcode/133842 "2026-05-17T22:40:37Z")

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When signing in to GitHub.com in Xcode, it shows what scopes must be set when creating a personal access token. However, when signing into GitLab.com, it doesn’t show what scopes should be selected. Which scopes should I…

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## [Git through SSH suddenly stopped working](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/git-through-ssh-suddenly-stopped-working/131458)

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**Author:** [@seb-maillard](https://forum.gitlab.com/u/seb-maillard)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 18, 2025, 4:07pm UTC](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/git-through-ssh-suddenly-stopped-working/131458 "2025-11-18T16:07:13Z")

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Problem to solve Hey there, Yesterday evening, I tried to push some code to my GitLab public repo, the same way as usual, but the git push command was stuck with zero output. Since I didn’t change anything in my git con…

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## [Error in using new debian 13 base image](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/error-in-using-new-debian-13-base-image/131155)

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**Author:** [@hrushiathakur](https://forum.gitlab.com/u/hrushiathakur)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2025, 7:42am UTC](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/error-in-using-new-debian-13-base-image/131155 "2025-10-28T07:42:22Z")

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I am upgrading my gitlab instance using the new Debian 13 (trixie) base image. \*I am using the GitLab 18.5.1 version trixie package from gitlab. While executing the assets/setup script from Dockerfile, I am getting error…

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## [Slow checkout when many LFS files need to be copied to working directory](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/slow-checkout-when-many-lfs-files-need-to-be-copied-to-working-directory/111026)

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**Author:** [@matojsc](https://forum.gitlab.com/u/matojsc)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2025, 11:39am UTC](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/slow-checkout-when-many-lfs-files-need-to-be-copied-to-working-directory/111026 "2025-10-17T11:39:06Z")

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Problem to solve In a self-managed GitLab, we have large projects (research data) with many files (largest has ~800GB and ~4500 files). Many LFS large binary files make the volume. We use our own runner (currently set t…

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## [GitLab 18 — LFS over SSH fails, internal API 404 (/api/v4/internal/authorized\_keys)](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/gitlab-18-lfs-over-ssh-fails-internal-api-404-api-v4-internal-authorized-keys/130819)

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**Author:** [@kretu](https://forum.gitlab.com/u/kretu)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 9, 2025, 7:14am UTC](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/gitlab-18-lfs-over-ssh-fails-internal-api-404-api-v4-internal-authorized-keys/130819 "2025-10-09T07:14:35Z")

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Problem to solve I am running GitLab 18 (Omnibus, Docker) and attempting to use LFS over pure SSH with: lfs: pure\_ssh\_protocol: true GitLab-Shell connects via the internal UNIX socket to GitLab Rails as expected, but…

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## [Gitlab CE behind Nginx Proxy Manager keep prompting git password](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/gitlab-ce-behind-nginx-proxy-manager-keep-prompting-git-password/101946)

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**Author:** [@dauphintordu](https://forum.gitlab.com/u/dauphintordu)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 1:23pm UTC](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/gitlab-ce-behind-nginx-proxy-manager-keep-prompting-git-password/101946 "2025-07-25T13:23:50Z")

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Problem to solve I host a gitlab ce instance on my server. There is a nginx proxy manager to perform reverse proxy in front. I’ve update the SSH port on the gitlab server. I’ve setup a stream on the reverse proxy to red…

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## [How to git clone via https with personal access token in private project?](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/how-to-git-clone-via-https-with-personal-access-token-in-private-project/43418)

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**Author:** [@KazYag](https://forum.gitlab.com/u/KazYag)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 14, 2025, 7:37am UTC](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/how-to-git-clone-via-https-with-personal-access-token-in-private-project/43418 "2025-07-14T07:37:02Z")

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I try to git clone from my private-project on gitlab.com to local env. but authentication failed. NG case below: https://oauth2:\<my-token\>@gitlab.com/\<my-account\>/\<my-project-name\>.git https://\<my-user-id\>:\<my-passw…

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## [Can't push from git to gitlab via SSH (asks for password)?](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/cant-push-from-git-to-gitlab-via-ssh-asks-for-password/33481)

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**Author:** [@MrRabbitz](https://forum.gitlab.com/u/MrRabbitz)\
**Replies:** 23\
**Last updated:** [July 11, 2025, 8:08am UTC](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/cant-push-from-git-to-gitlab-via-ssh-asks-for-password/33481 "2025-07-11T08:08:16Z")

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I don’t know if this is the right place to ask this question but I tried everything looked through many forums and didn’t find my answer. I’m running GitLab on a virtual machine that has CentOS 7 on it and I set up the S…

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## [Project Activity not logged via git commands therefore doesn't trigger CI pipelines. Works fine with UI](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/project-activity-not-logged-via-git-commands-therefore-doesnt-trigger-ci-pipelines-works-fine-with-ui/125841)

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**Author:** [@UsineLogicielle](https://forum.gitlab.com/u/UsineLogicielle)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2025, 12:13pm UTC](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/project-activity-not-logged-via-git-commands-therefore-doesnt-trigger-ci-pipelines-works-fine-with-ui/125841 "2025-05-20T12:13:57Z")

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Hello Dear Gitlab community, I’m reaching you today as I didn’t find anyone who got the same issue as me in various forums or websites. Problem to solve I am facing an issue where my project activity isn’t properly log…

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## [Chaining merge requests - possible?](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/chaining-merge-requests-possible/124555)

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**Author:** [@bimargulies](https://forum.gitlab.com/u/bimargulies)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 17, 2025, 2:02pm UTC](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/chaining-merge-requests-possible/124555 "2025-04-17T14:02:36Z")

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I created an MR for our (effectively) main branch. Then I decided that other work should go in first, so I created another MR branched from the same place. I’d like to go ahead and adapt the code in MR#1 to lean on MR#2…

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## [Missing API endpoint to get the SSH public key from pull mirror configurations?](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/missing-api-endpoint-to-get-the-ssh-public-key-from-pull-mirror-configurations/68503)

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**Author:** [@n0k0](https://forum.gitlab.com/u/n0k0)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2025, 8:23am UTC](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/missing-api-endpoint-to-get-the-ssh-public-key-from-pull-mirror-configurations/68503 "2025-02-11T08:23:49Z")

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Hi! Working on automating the setup of import+pull mirroring of over 200+ repos from Bitbucket to GitLab. I would prefer to use SSH auth and not password based authentication, setting up the mirrors seems easy enough, …

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## [What duh is up with private repo access and upstream pushes?](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/what-duh-is-up-with-private-repo-access-and-upstream-pushes/119111)

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**Author:** [@odds-get-evened](https://forum.gitlab.com/u/odds-get-evened)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 30, 2024, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/what-duh-is-up-with-private-repo-access-and-upstream-pushes/119111 "2024-12-30T16:13:21Z")

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Searched around everywhere for this issue, and followed to a T how to set up a local repo and push it to a private repo on Gitlab. did this: git config --local user.name "username" git config --local user.email "my@ema…

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## [Old Git LFS objects don't get pruned from GitLab repository](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/old-git-lfs-objects-dont-get-pruned-from-gitlab-repository/113373)

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**Author:** [@alex\_khouri](https://forum.gitlab.com/u/alex_khouri)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2024, 6:47am UTC](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/old-git-lfs-objects-dont-get-pruned-from-gitlab-repository/113373 "2024-09-28T06:47:05Z")

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Problem to Solve Old Git LFS objects don’t get pruned from my GitLab repository (even after running the 'Prune Unreachable Objects' command). This is causing my LFS consumption to increase significantly over time (even t…

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## [After working on the 'reports' branch for two months without updating it, pulling the latest changes from master caused some new features from master to be lost or overwritten in 'reports'](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/after-working-on-the-reports-branch-for-two-months-without-updating-it-pulling-the-latest-changes-from-master-caused-some-new-features-from-master-to-be-lost-or-overwritten-in-reports/110436)

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**Author:** [@albana](https://forum.gitlab.com/u/albana)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2024, 12:23pm UTC](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/after-working-on-the-reports-branch-for-two-months-without-updating-it-pulling-the-latest-changes-from-master-caused-some-new-features-from-master-to-be-lost-or-overwritten-in-reports/110436 "2024-08-29T12:23:31Z")

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Situation Description: When I initially created the ‘reports’ branch, it was a direct copy of the master branch at that time. Over the next two months, I worked extensively on the reports branch and made several changes…

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## [Gitlab stucks on git push](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/gitlab-stucks-on-git-push/109419)

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**Author:** [@Tusenka](https://forum.gitlab.com/u/Tusenka)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2024, 2:02pm UTC](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/gitlab-stucks-on-git-push/109419 "2024-08-17T14:02:54Z")

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When I try to push my project it stucks by time and nothing is occued: git push origin main git fetch is ocuured correctly git fetch

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## [Mirror one repo to another when they exist on the same instance, does it make sence?](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/mirror-one-repo-to-another-when-they-exist-on-the-same-instance-does-it-make-sence/56024)

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**Author:** [@gnova](https://forum.gitlab.com/u/gnova)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 7:07am UTC](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/mirror-one-repo-to-another-when-they-exist-on-the-same-instance-does-it-make-sence/56024 "2024-08-15T07:07:39Z")

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Hi GitLab community! I have spent few hours already trying to fix a mirror issue, but at this point I am not sure this even make sense to fix. Is it possible to mirror one repository/project in GitLab to another project…

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## [Repository Mirroring Security](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/repository-mirroring-security/108004)

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**Author:** [@lmarac](https://forum.gitlab.com/u/lmarac)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 5, 2024, 1:33pm UTC](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/repository-mirroring-security/108004 "2024-08-05T13:33:55Z")

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Hello community, I work for a company that needs to implement Repository Mirroring on our self-hosted GitLab instance. However, due to our internal security policy, I need to understand how the password for the mirrored…

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## [Remote rejected main -\> main (unpacker error)](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/remote-rejected-main-main-unpacker-error/58770)

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**Author:** [@patrickb](https://forum.gitlab.com/u/patrickb)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 30, 2024, 7:10pm UTC](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/remote-rejected-main-main-unpacker-error/58770 "2024-07-30T19:10:22Z")

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Hi, I would like to expose a Git / Gitlab problem preventing me from initializing a remote with gitlab-ee-14.2.4. This is my goal: I need to work on a small part of a very large project with a very long history (sever…

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## [Error 404 on branches with forward slashes](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/error-404-on-branches-with-forward-slashes/107324)

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**Author:** [@danieltak](https://forum.gitlab.com/u/danieltak)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [July 22, 2024, 2:04pm UTC](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/error-404-on-branches-with-forward-slashes/107324 "2024-07-22T14:04:56Z")

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Create Branches with forward slashes I recently upgraded from Gitlab-CE version 14 to 17, was running some tests and came upon this issue. If you use the command line from VSCode or PowerShell to create a new branch wit…

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## [For adminstrator user in gitlab mirroring repository config is not getting displayed](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/for-adminstrator-user-in-gitlab-mirroring-repository-config-is-not-getting-displayed/107815)

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**Author:** [@keyaan07](https://forum.gitlab.com/u/keyaan07)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 18, 2024, 3:27am UTC](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/for-adminstrator-user-in-gitlab-mirroring-repository-config-is-not-getting-displayed/107815 "2024-07-18T03:27:15Z")

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:hugs: i want to configure mirroring repository where i have to push repositories from gitlab to git hub. I am using adminstrator user to login to configure mirroring but when i expand the repository mirroring i am not …

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## [Runner 'git' not recognized windows 11](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/runner-git-not-recognized-windows-11/106053)

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**Author:** [@jona-es](https://forum.gitlab.com/u/jona-es)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 14, 2024, 7:10am UTC](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/runner-git-not-recognized-windows-11/106053 "2024-06-14T07:10:43Z")

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Problem to solve Error on pipeline execution: & "git" 'config' '-f' 'C:\\gitlab-runner\\builds\\\<some\>\\0\\\<some\> … | ~~~~~ | The term 'git' is not recognized as a name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or exe…

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## [Commit-msg hook to comply with Commit messages guidelines](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/commit-msg-hook-to-comply-with-commit-messages-guidelines/103567)

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**Author:** [@GEtomerrs](https://forum.gitlab.com/u/GEtomerrs)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 26, 2024, 10:33am UTC](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/commit-msg-hook-to-comply-with-commit-messages-guidelines/103567 "2024-04-26T10:33:42Z")

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Hi, I’ve created a git hook to check compliance with Commit messages guidelines. I’m sharing it here in case anyone will find it useful. #!/usr/bin/env python3 # Usage: # In the .git/hooks directory, create a file na…

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## [Encountering the "remote: HTTP Basic: Access denied" prompt](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/encountering-the-remote-http-basic-access-denied-prompt/100986)

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**Author:** [@Johnson-Dsouza](https://forum.gitlab.com/u/Johnson-Dsouza)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2024, 11:57am UTC](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/encountering-the-remote-http-basic-access-denied-prompt/100986 "2024-03-08T11:57:22Z")

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Problem Hello everyone, I am attempting to clone a private repository on an Ubuntu server where SSH is disabled. However, I am encountering an error when trying to clone the repository: $ git clone https://{username}:{…

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## [How to disable WebIDE in Gitlab gitlab-ce:12.6.1-ce.0](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/how-to-disable-webide-in-gitlab-gitlab-ce-12-6-1-ce-0/100219)

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**Author:** [@rohithleo15](https://forum.gitlab.com/u/rohithleo15)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2024, 1:29pm UTC](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/how-to-disable-webide-in-gitlab-gitlab-ce-12-6-1-ce-0/100219 "2024-02-22T13:29:09Z")

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Hi Team, I’m Using gitlab-ce:12.6.1-ce.0 and i want to disable webIDE can anyone help me how to disable webIDE. I’m using docker container. Thank you

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## [Cannot use GitLab with Jujutsu](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/cannot-use-gitlab-with-jujutsu/99980)

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**Author:** [@khionu](https://forum.gitlab.com/u/khionu)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 18, 2024, 7:38pm UTC](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/cannot-use-gitlab-with-jujutsu/99980 "2024-02-18T19:38:36Z")

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Jujutsu is a VCS that can work with a git backend. If I try to clone a GitHub repo with Jujutsu using SSH (as shown below with my own, public repo), it happens without a problem. However, if I try to clone (or do any rem…

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## [Merge Conflicts in MR with dev and main branch](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/merge-conflicts-in-mr-with-dev-and-main-branch/99925)

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**Author:** [@cliguda](https://forum.gitlab.com/u/cliguda)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2024, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/merge-conflicts-in-mr-with-dev-and-main-branch/99925 "2024-02-16T15:20:20Z")

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I have a problem, that confuses me quite much, because I thought that should work without problems. I have a main and a develop branch and only develop can merge into main, all other branches merge into develop, so a …

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## [ERROR: You are not allowed to access projects in this namespace](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/error-you-are-not-allowed-to-access-projects-in-this-namespace/99081)

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**Author:** [@rsaxena\_f](https://forum.gitlab.com/u/rsaxena_f)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 30, 2024, 7:53am UTC](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/error-you-are-not-allowed-to-access-projects-in-this-namespace/99081 "2024-01-30T07:53:26Z")

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Starting sometime between last night and today morning (APAC / GMT+8), we are unable to access any of our existing repos on the command line, via both SSH / HTTPS. $ git clone git@gitlab.com:finverse/test-project.git Cl…

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## [Pre-Receive hook logs](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/pre-receive-hook-logs/98843)

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**Author:** [@gsggage](https://forum.gitlab.com/u/gsggage)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2024, 9:35pm UTC](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/pre-receive-hook-logs/98843 "2024-01-24T21:35:02Z")

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Hello All, I’m trying to debug some pre-receive hooks that are preventing pushes to my local repo. I’ve checked all the standard things that would prevent it and now I’m out of options and I need to figure out what’s ca…

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## [Push option for automatically merging-in an MR](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/push-option-for-automatically-merging-in-an-mr/97692)

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**Author:** [@almost\_jason](https://forum.gitlab.com/u/almost_jason)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2024, 11:32am UTC](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/push-option-for-automatically-merging-in-an-mr/97692 "2024-01-03T11:32:19Z")

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I have recently stumbled upon a use-case where I want to make MRs into my master branch automatically. Every one of those MRs would edit a documentation file which does not in any way affect business flows or local / rem…

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## [The problem of downloading files with the .iss extension](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/the-problem-of-downloading-files-with-the-iss-extension/97668)

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**Author:** [@rvodnev](https://forum.gitlab.com/u/rvodnev)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 2, 2024, 9:55pm UTC](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/the-problem-of-downloading-files-with-the-iss-extension/97668 "2024-01-02T21:55:08Z")

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GitLab 16.5.1 Git version 2.42.0 Good day! Recently, a problem appeared in my gitlab with changing the contents of a file with the .iss extension. The symptoms are as follows: When trying to change the encoding usin…

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