git pull error "insufficient permission for adding an object to repository database .git/objects"

Question

I am trying to git pull but i am getting

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error: insufficient permission for adding an object to repository database .git/objects
fatal: failed to write object
fatal: unpack-objects failed

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I have tried various things toi change owner permission like this but no awail.

 sudo chown -R $USER:$USER "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)/.git"

any suggestion will be appriciated. Thanks.

None of the answers from http://stackoverflow.com/q/6448242/6309 help? — VonC, Jun 30 '15 at 08:34
actually i checked many answers but finally this one worked http://stackoverflow.com/questions/19913218/whoami-does-not-work-on-mac-terminal — opensource-developer, Jun 30 '15 at 09:08

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:51

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After checking many answers i finally got the solution by following this link 'whoami' does not work on mac terminal

edited May 23 '17 at 11:51

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answered Jun 30 '15 at 09:09

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