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Can't import any repo using the sudo gitlab-rake gitlab:import:repos command.

Summary

Getting an error "There is already a repository with that name on disk" when trying to import repo using sudo gitlab-rake gitlab:import:repos

I am trying to convert a cvs repo to our gitlab omnibus, but am getting this error, but it seems to happen regardless of the bare repo being imported.

Steps to reproduce

  • Created a bare repo called test.git using git --bare init
  • Copied test.git to repository directory
  • Changed owner/group to git
  • Used command sudo gitlab-rake gitlab:import:repos

Example Project

Just a completely empty repo created using git --bare init (but this happens with any project)

What is the current bug behavior?

During the import, when it gets to the repo I copied, I get the following error:

Processing test/test.git
 * Failed trying to create test (test/test.git)
   Errors: {:base=>["There is already a repository with that name on disk"]}

What is the expected correct behavior?

A success message that it was imported correctly (like it used to)

Output of checks

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Results of GitLab environment info

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System information
System:         Ubuntu 16.04
Current User:   git
Using RVM:      no
Ruby Version:   2.3.3p222
Gem Version:    2.6.6
Bundler Version:1.13.7
Rake Version:   12.0.0
Redis Version:  3.2.5
Git Version:    2.13.5
Sidekiq Version:5.0.4
Go Version:     unknown


GitLab information
Version:        9.5.4
Revision:       fbffc27
Directory:      /opt/gitlab/embedded/service/gitlab-rails
DB Adapter:     postgresql
URL:            http://scm
HTTP Clone URL: http://scm/some-group/some-project.git
SSH Clone URL:  git@scm:some-group/some-project.git
Using LDAP:     no
Using Omniauth: no


GitLab Shell
Version:        5.8.0
Repository storage paths:
  • default: /srv/git-data/repositories Hooks: /opt/gitlab/embedded/service/gitlab-shell/hooks Git: /opt/gitlab/embedded/bin/git

Results of GitLab application Check

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Checking GitLab Shell ...


GitLab Shell version >= 5.8.0 ? ... OK (5.8.0)
Repo base directory exists?
default... yes
Repo storage directories are symlinks?
default... no
Repo paths owned by git:root, or git:git?
default... yes
Repo paths access is drwxrws---?
default... yes
hooks directories in repos are links: ...
8/1 ... ok
8/2 ... ok
8/3 ... ok
8/4 ... ok
8/5 ... ok
9/6 ... ok
9/7 ... ok
8/9 ... ok
9/10 ... ok
8/12 ... ok
8/13 ... ok
7/14 ... ok
8/15 ... ok
7/16 ... ok
8/17 ... ok
16/18 ... ok
8/19 ... ok
15/20 ... ok
14/21 ... ok
7/22 ... ok
11/23 ... ok
10/24 ... ok
9/25 ... ok
7/26 ... ok
10/27 ... ok
9/28 ... ok
11/29 ... ok
10/30 ... ok
8/33 ... ok
8/34 ... ok
16/35 ... ok
8/36 ... ok
8/37 ... ok
8/38 ... ok
8/39 ... ok
16/40 ... ok
16/41 ... ok
8/42 ... ok
8/43 ... ok
8/45 ... ok
8/46 ... ok
8/47 ... ok
8/49 ... ok
8/50 ... ok
8/51 ... ok
8/52 ... ok
8/53 ... ok
8/54 ... ok
8/56 ... ok
8/57 ... ok
8/58 ... ok
8/59 ... ok
16/60 ... ok
8/61 ... ok
8/63 ... ok
8/65 ... ok
8/66 ... ok
8/67 ... ok
8/68 ... ok
8/69 ... ok
8/70 ... ok
25/71 ... ok
8/72 ... ok
25/73 ... ok
25/74 ... ok
25/75 ... ok
25/76 ... ok
25/77 ... ok
25/78 ... ok
25/79 ... ok
25/80 ... ok
22/81 ... ok
22/88 ... ok
26/89 ... ok
35/90 ... ok
35/91 ... ok
35/92 ... ok
35/93 ... ok
35/94 ... ok
33/96 ... ok
26/98 ... ok
35/99 ... ok
35/100 ... ok
8/101 ... ok
29/105 ... repository is empty
29/106 ... repository is empty
29/107 ... repository is empty
29/108 ... repository is empty
29/109 ... repository is empty
29/110 ... repository is empty
35/111 ... ok
33/112 ... ok
20/114 ... ok
37/115 ... ok
37/116 ... ok
37/117 ... ok
37/118 ... ok
37/119 ... ok
35/120 ... ok
35/121 ... ok
35/122 ... ok
35/123 ... ok
38/125 ... ok
8/126 ... ok
35/127 ... ok
35/128 ... ok
40/129 ... ok
41/130 ... ok
35/131 ... ok
35/132 ... ok
Running /opt/gitlab/embedded/service/gitlab-shell/bin/check
Check GitLab API access: OK
Access to /var/opt/gitlab/.ssh/authorized_keys: OK
Send ping to redis server: OK
gitlab-shell self-check successful


Checking GitLab Shell ... Finished


Checking Sidekiq ...


Running? ... yes
Number of Sidekiq processes ... 1


Checking Sidekiq ... Finished


Checking Reply by email ...


Reply by email is disabled in config/gitlab.yml


Checking Reply by email ... Finished


Checking LDAP ...


LDAP is disabled in config/gitlab.yml


Checking LDAP ... Finished


Checking GitLab ...


Git configured correctly? ... yes
Database config exists? ... yes
All migrations up? ... yes
Database contains orphaned GroupMembers? ... no
GitLab config exists? ... yes
GitLab config up to date? ... yes
Log directory writable? ... yes
Tmp directory writable? ... yes
Uploads directory exists? ... yes
Uploads directory has correct permissions? ... yes
Uploads directory tmp has correct permissions? ... yes
Init script exists? ... skipped (omnibus-gitlab has no init script)
Init script up-to-date? ... skipped (omnibus-gitlab has no init script)
Projects have namespace: ...
8/1 ... yes
8/2 ... yes
8/3 ... yes
8/4 ... yes
8/5 ... yes
9/6 ... yes
9/7 ... yes
8/9 ... yes
9/10 ... yes
8/12 ... yes
8/13 ... yes
7/14 ... yes
8/15 ... yes
7/16 ... yes
8/17 ... yes
16/18 ... yes
8/19 ... yes
15/20 ... yes
14/21 ... yes
7/22 ... yes
11/23 ... yes
10/24 ... yes
9/25 ... yes
7/26 ... yes
10/27 ... yes
9/28 ... yes
11/29 ... yes
10/30 ... yes
8/33 ... yes
8/34 ... yes
16/35 ... yes
8/36 ... yes
8/37 ... yes
8/38 ... yes
8/39 ... yes
16/40 ... yes
16/41 ... yes
8/42 ... yes
8/43 ... yes
8/45 ... yes
8/46 ... yes
8/47 ... yes
8/49 ... yes
8/50 ... yes
8/51 ... yes
8/52 ... yes
8/53 ... yes
8/54 ... yes
8/56 ... yes
8/57 ... yes
8/58 ... yes
8/59 ... yes
16/60 ... yes
8/61 ... yes
8/63 ... yes
8/65 ... yes
8/66 ... yes
8/67 ... yes
8/68 ... yes
8/69 ... yes
8/70 ... yes
25/71 ... yes
8/72 ... yes
25/73 ... yes
25/74 ... yes
25/75 ... yes
25/76 ... yes
25/77 ... yes
25/78 ... yes
25/79 ... yes
25/80 ... yes
22/81 ... yes
22/88 ... yes
26/89 ... yes
35/90 ... yes
35/91 ... yes
35/92 ... yes
35/93 ... yes
35/94 ... yes
33/96 ... yes
26/98 ... yes
35/99 ... yes
35/100 ... yes
8/101 ... yes
29/105 ... yes
29/106 ... yes
29/107 ... yes
29/108 ... yes
29/109 ... yes
29/110 ... yes
35/111 ... yes
33/112 ... yes
20/114 ... yes
37/115 ... yes
37/116 ... yes
37/117 ... yes
37/118 ... yes
37/119 ... yes
35/120 ... yes
35/121 ... yes
35/122 ... yes
35/123 ... yes
38/125 ... yes
8/126 ... yes
35/127 ... yes
35/128 ... yes
40/129 ... yes
41/130 ... yes
35/131 ... yes
35/132 ... yes
Redis version >= 2.8.0? ... yes
Ruby version >= 2.3.3 ? ... yes (2.3.3)
Git version >= 2.7.3 ? ... yes (2.13.5)
Active users: ... 17


Checking GitLab ... Finished

Possible fixes

It looks like this commit introduced the code that causes the error:

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/commit/8f178c4222d917b5f2878beb97642bff0ee5345e