The process '/usr/bin/git' failed with exit code 1

[agluszak]

For some reason git started failing on checkout after I enabled auto-commiting changes made by prettier

Fetching the repository
  /usr/bin/git -c protocol.version=2 fetch --no-tags --prune --progress --no-recurse-submodules --depth=1 origin +refs/heads/update/jsoniter-scala-core-2.23.0*:refs/remotes/origin/update/jsoniter-scala-core-2.23.0* +refs/tags/update/jsoniter-scala-core-2.23.0*:refs/tags/update/jsoniter-scala-core-2.23.0*
  The process '/usr/bin/git' failed with exit code 1
  Waiting 20 seconds before trying again
  /usr/bin/git -c protocol.version=2 fetch --no-tags --prune --progress --no-recurse-submodules --depth=1 origin +refs/heads/update/jsoniter-scala-core-2.23.0*:refs/remotes/origin/update/jsoniter-scala-core-2.23.0* +refs/tags/update/jsoniter-scala-core-2.23.0*:refs/tags/update/jsoniter-scala-core-2.23.0*
  The process '/usr/bin/git' failed with exit code 1
  Waiting 15 seconds before trying again
  /usr/bin/git -c protocol.version=2 fetch --no-tags --prune --progress --no-recurse-submodules --depth=1 origin +refs/heads/update/jsoniter-scala-core-2.23.0*:refs/remotes/origin/update/jsoniter-scala-core-2.23.0* +refs/tags/update/jsoniter-scala-core-2.23.0*:refs/tags/update/jsoniter-scala-core-2.23.0*

See: https://github.com/build-server-protocol/build-server-protocol/actions/runs/5003971723/jobs/8966282180#step:2:129

[qxmips]

I have same issue.

[cwg50805]

Same :(

[guychienll]

I have same issue too !

[ArjunDandagi]

BUMP:
we are seeing the same issue in our actions runner now

[polytopes-design]

Same

[haooliveira84]

same here :(

[kenorb]

Fetching the repository
  /usr/bin/git -c protocol.version=2 fetch --no-tags --prune --no-recurse-submodules --depth=1 origin +refs/heads/v2.000-dev*:refs/remotes/origin/v2.000-dev* +refs/tags/v2.000-dev*:refs/tags/v2.000-dev*
  The process '/usr/bin/git' failed with exit code 1
  Waiting 20 seconds before trying again
  /usr/bin/git -c protocol.version=2 fetch --no-tags --prune --no-recurse-submodules --depth=1 origin +refs/heads/v2.000-dev*:refs/remotes/origin/v2.000-dev* +refs/tags/v2.000-dev*:refs/tags/v2.000-dev*
  The process '/usr/bin/git' failed with exit code 1
  Waiting 14 seconds before trying again
  /usr/bin/git -c protocol.version=2 fetch --no-tags --prune --no-recurse-submodules --depth=1 origin +refs/heads/v2.000-dev*:refs/remotes/origin/v2.000-dev* +refs/tags/v2.000-dev*:refs/tags/v2.000-dev*
  ##[debug]Unsetting HOME override
  ::remove-matcher owner=checkout-git::
  ##[debug]Removed matchers: 'checkout-git'
  Error: The process '/usr/bin/git' failed with exit code 1
  ##[debug]Node Action run completed with exit code 1

The same error after dozens of re-runs.

Usage:

      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          path: Include/EA31337-strategies
          ref: v2.000-dev
          repository: EA31337/EA31337-strategies
          submodules: recursive

I've tested actions/checkout@v3, didn't work either (same error).

It's possible that I'm cloning git repository on top of another cloned repository and there is some kind of confusion?

---

Update: I've refactored my actions by moving checkout of each repo into separate jobs then upload source code files as artifact, then download it from another one. This workaround worked for me.

[hieutomra]

Same error and symptom for us.
We are running with self-hosted runner. I tried to run the same command as the runner would and with export GIT_TRACE=1

[...]
09:45:10.394902 run-command.c:654       trace: run_command: GIT_DIR=.git git remote-https origin https://github.com/REDACTED
09:45:10.395717 git.c:745               trace: exec: git-remote-https origin https://github.com/REDACTED
09:45:10.395736 run-command.c:654       trace: run_command: git-remote-https origin https://github.com/REDACTED
Username for 'https://github.com': foo
Password for 'https://[email protected]': 
09:45:22.693484 run-command.c:654       trace: run_command: git maintenance run --auto --no-quiet
09:45:22.694565 git.c:458               trace: built-in: git maintenance run --auto --no-quiet

$ echo $? 
1 

[ElRojo]

~I'm also having this issue. The ref is a tag and it works on some tags, but not on others. ~

edit: branch didn't exist in my case.

[asombaty]

I am having this issue for the past week now.

[Olfi01]

I had the same problem and fixed it. In my case, the branch was still called master, but I was trying to checkout main.

[george-gca]

I am currently facing this issue with two actions:

Prettier action

Failed action

name: Prettier

on:
  pull_request:
    branches:
      - main
  push:
    branches:
      - main

jobs:
  format:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
      - name: Checkout code
        uses: actions/[email protected]
        with:
          ref: ${{ github.head_ref }}

      - name: Run Prettier
        uses: AbdulRehman-1/pr-prettier@initial
        with:
          only_changed: true
          prettier_options: --write **/*.{css,html,js,json,liquid,md,scss,yaml,yml}

format my data files

Failed action

name: Sort data files

on:
  push:
    branches:
      - main
    paths:
      - "_data/**"

  pull_request:
    paths:
      - "_data/**"

  workflow_dispatch:

jobs:
  sort-data:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    permissions:
      contents: write

    steps:
      - uses: actions/[email protected]
        with:
          ref: ${{ github.head_ref }}

      - name: Get changed data files
        id: changed-data
        uses: tj-actions/[email protected]
        with:
          files: _data/**.yml

      - name: Setup Python
        if: steps.changed-data.outputs.any_changed == 'true'
        uses: actions/[email protected]
        with:
          python-version: "3.12"

      - name: Sort data files
        if: steps.changed-data.outputs.any_changed == 'true'
        env:
          ALL_CHANGED_FILES: ${{ steps.changed-data.outputs.all_changed_files }}
        run: |
          for file in $ALL_CHANGED_FILES; do
            echo "Formatting $file"
            python3 format_data.py -f $file
          done

      # commit all changed files back to the repository
      - uses: stefanzweifel/[email protected]
        if: steps.changed-data.outputs.any_changed == 'true'
        with:
          commit_message: Sort data files

[ElRojo]

I am currently facing this issue with two actions:

This looks to be an issue with the branch the PR references is not available (doesn’t exist) in the repository.

[george-gca]

This looks to be an issue with the branch the PR references is not available (doesn’t exist) in the repository.

But this doesn't make sense. I am even using the changes suggested in the docs

        with:
          ref: ${{ github.head_ref }}

And the branch exists in my fork: https://github.com/george-gca/diciotech/tree/jekyll2

How should I configure it then?