Why Does MATLAB R2024a Show “Repository Path *** Is Not Owned by Current User” When Verifying a Remote Repository?

When verifying a remote repository in MATLAB R2024a, the error “repository path *** is not owned by current user” occurs.

Environment: repository on an on-premises server, client PC logged in as a local user, MATLAB R2024a, Git for Windows and Credential Helper installed.

Running git config --global --add safe.directory does not resolve the issue, though the setting is confirmed in .gitconfig.

The error does not occur in MATLAB R2021a, suggesting this is specific to R2024a.

Answer 1

[MathWorks Support Team]

Yes this workflow worked in 21a because safe directory checks didn't exist in Git then.

Can they try disabling the safe directory check:

git config --global --add safe.directory "*"

That should work. Then check whether the path in this error:

repository path *** is not owned by current user (-1x7)

matches exactly the one in the global Git config, even with case. How is it prefixed? Is there a forward slash, or is it a UNC path?

The user can also try setting the safe directory config option using this MATLAB command:

matlab.git.addSafeDirectory("***")