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doc/6 revamp: minor addition

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Sitaram Chamarty 2010-01-25 09:49:39 +05:30
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@ -28,7 +28,16 @@ have any problems right now, it's worth skimming over.
Please also note that ssh problems don't always look like ssh problems. One
common example: when the remote says the repo you're trying to access "does
not appear to be a git repository", and yet you are sure it exists, you
haven't mis-spelled it, etc.
haven't mis-spelled it, etc. Another example is being able to access
repositories using the full unix path (typically like
`git@server:repositories/reponame.git`, assuming default `$REPO_BASE` setting,
instead of specifying only the part below `$REPO_BASE`, i.e.,
`git@server:reponame.git`).
[Both these errors indicate that you managed to bypass gitolite completely and
are using your shell access -- instead of running via
`/some/path/gl-auth-command <your_username>` it is just going to bash and
working from there!]
### basic ssh troubleshooting