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How to resolve git error: `Unable to append to .git/logs/refs/remotes/origin/master: Permission denied`
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How to resolve git error: Unable to append to .git/logs/refs/remotes/origin/master: Permission denied

It appears git was run locally as root, thus changing the ownership on some of the files tracking the location of the origin branch.

Fixing the file ownership should resolve the issue:

# run this from the root of the git working tree
sudo chown -R "${USER:-$(id -un)}" .

Reference: Stackoverflow

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