Permission denied when using git bash

Question

I would want to know what is this Git error at the start of Git bash ?

chmod: changing permissions of '/dev/mqueue': Permission denied
ln: failed to create symbolic link '/etc/mtab': Permission denied
'C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts' -> '/etc/hosts'
/usr/bin/cp: cannot create regular file '/etc/hosts': Permission denied
'C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\protocol' -> '/etc/protocols'
/usr/bin/cp: cannot create regular file '/etc/protocols': Permission denied
'C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\services' -> '/etc/services'
/usr/bin/cp: cannot create regular file '/etc/services': Permission denied
'C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\networks' -> '/etc/networks'
/usr/bin/cp: cannot create regular file '/etc/networks': Permission denied
rm: cannot remove '/etc/post-install/01-devices.post': Permission denied
rm: cannot remove '/etc/post-install/03-mtab.post': Permission denied
rm: cannot remove '/etc/post-install/06-windows-files.post': Permission denied
rm: cannot remove '/etc/post-install/99-post-install-cleanup.post': Permission denied

What has this got to do with CMD or SYSTEM32. – Feb 21 '20 at 06:33 — , Feb 21 '20 at 06:33
This error is showing me on Gitbash – Omkar Mulick Feb 21 '20 at 06:36 — Omkar Mulick, Feb 21 '20 at 06:36
Do the errors occur if you run Gitbash as Administrator? – ElpieKay Feb 21 '20 at 06:44 — ElpieKay, Feb 21 '20 at 06:44

score 42 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 15 '20 at 14:20

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See https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/issues/1449. This happens when the post-install scripts fail to run for some reason.

Running Git Bash as administrator once triggers execution of those scripts and fixes the problem.

answered Jun 15 '20 at 14:20

sur5r

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SuperHarmony910 · Answer 2 · 2021-01-18T03:24:50.103

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Yes, this happened to me after downloading Git for Windows 2.29.0, post-install scripts failed, and running it as admin once allows the chmod command to work and permanently fixes the problem! I would like to add: this may happen to every update that Git Bash has; you just have to occasionally run Git as administrator (right after finishing update) for the scripts to run!

edited Jan 18 '21 at 03:24

answered Oct 21 '20 at 10:57

SuperHarmony910

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score 4 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 14 '20 at 03:40

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Try to log in as admin in your bash to see if that solves your problem!

answered Mar 14 '20 at 03:40

Keveny Rosier

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Why must Git Bash be run with elevated privileges now? It didn't require this in the past – void.pointer Jun 04 '20 at 14:20

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Oct 20 '20 at 13:08

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i installed git to VM linux, then i switched to my windows10 then i run the git bash, I have the same problem, then i run git bash as admin, and it fixed!

answered Oct 20 '20 at 13:08

yourthoughts731

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Permission denied when using git bash

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