fatal: detected dubious ownership in repository at '/workspaces/workspace-basic'

[mrjcleaver]

I'm on Windows 11, Docker in Docker

After installing, I am unable to perform git commands.

vscode ➜ /workspaces/workspace-basic $ git remote list
fatal: detected dubious ownership in repository at '/workspaces/workspace-basic'
To add an exception for this directory, call:

        git config --global --add safe.directory /workspaces/workspace-basic

After I implement the exception, git works fine

These changes reflect the deletion of ardenone-cluster (which I'm supposing should be removed from general use) and the fix for line end changes I put in my pull request.

[jedarden]

✅ Solution Implemented!

The git dubious ownership error has been fixed in commit af66f8a on the workspace/basic branch.

What was changed:

1. Automatic Git configuration added to .devcontainer/install-tools.sh
2. Git safe directories are now configured immediately on container startup
3. Multiple safe directory patterns added for comprehensive coverage

Implementation:

# Configure Git safe directories first (Fix for Issue #10)
echo "🔧 Configuring Git safe directories..."
git config --global --add safe.directory '*' 2>/dev/null || true
git config --global --add safe.directory /workspaces 2>/dev/null || true
git config --global --add safe.directory /workspaces/* 2>/dev/null || true
git config --global --add safe.directory /workspace 2>/dev/null || true
echo "✅ Git safe directories configured"

How to get the fix:

# Update to latest workspace/basic branch
git pull origin workspace/basic

# Or start fresh with DevPod
devpod up https://github.com/jedarden/agentists-quickstart@workspace/basic

Verification:

After the fix, you should be able to run git commands without the dubious ownership error:

git status
git log

Related:

• Epic tracking all fixes: EPIC: Fix all DevContainer setup issues for cross-platform compatibility #12
• Commit: af66f8a
• File: .devcontainer/install-tools.sh