android: Cannot run program CreateProcess error=5, Access is denied

Question

I keep on getting the following error message from eclipse when I try to push my android code to my remote Git repository in Bitbucket.

Cannot run program "C:\Users\John\.ssh": CreateProcess error=5, Access is denied

I have already performed a successful push once to the remote repository of my entire android project via:

ssh://git@bitbucket.org/myname/myproject.git

I have also exchanged public keys between the android and the Bitbucket account. Both eclipse id_rsa public and private keys are stored under my C:/Users/John/.ssh folder

I have also set the environmental variable GIT_SSH=C:/Users/John/.ssh

Now every time I try to push to the remote repository eclipse complains with this error.

My eclipse is Android Developer Tools running on Windows 8.1.

I appreciate any support from the community.

Anand · Answer 1 · 2015-05-27T18:11:37.773

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I found that the path in Android Studio (File-Settings-Version Control->Git->Path to Git) requires not just the path where Git.exe is, but also needs to include the file name git.exe at the end of the path. When I included that this error goes. Hope this helps. You can test it with the Test button next to the path and browse buttons.

edited May 27 '15 at 18:11

answered May 27 '15 at 18:04

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Sir, sir that is impossible I spent hours on this and was about to post my own question. Thank you. Honestly thanks so much – Script Kitty Jun 08 '15 at 23:07
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http://stackoverflow.com/a/11928949/4645236 my git.exe was in `~\AppData\Local\GitHub\PortableGit_blahblah#sandLetters\cmd` – M Y Dec 05 '15 at 11:51
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It helped a lot. Thanks! – Hime Dec 06 '15 at 19:39
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thanks a lot. first link to open up and i was able to fix it right away :) – SKK Dec 11 '17 at 15:21

score 8 · Answer 2 · edited Jul 16 '16 at 12:53

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Yes absolutely !

This is the faulty one:

C:\Users\Zozo07\AppData\Local\GitHub\PortableGit_d76a6a98c9315931ec4927243517bc09e9b731a0\cmd

C:\Users\Zozo07\AppData\Local\GitHub\PortableGit_d76a6a98c9315931ec4927243517bc09e9b731a0\cmd\git.exe

The \git.exe at the end has solved my problem !

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answered Jul 16 '16 at 10:18

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 02 '19 at 11:01

Go to File-> Settings-> Version Control -> Git and in the text box "Path to Git Executable " give the path to the git.exe file. eg: E:\Program Files\Git\bin\git.exe. Then click the test button. If the path is correct it will pop up a dialog box with the details about the installed git version.

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