Error: failed to push some refs to 'https://github.com/.....'

Question

I want to commit and push from Visual Studio's Team Explorer.
I chose Commit All and Push like following.
(I erased/changed some texts which has private info)

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Commit seems to be OK but error occurs from push like following.

Opening repositories:
C:\WorkDir\MyProject
Commit 4b8791fa created locally in repository C:\WorkDir\MyProject
Pushing master
Error: failed to push some refs to 'https://github.com/jeffgithub/myproject.git'

Error encountered while pushing branch to the remote repository: rejected master -> master (pre-receive hook declined)

Can anybody give me some advice about this error?

Answer 1

Hello Jeff,

From the error message, it seems the error is related to pre-receive hook. As you know, the first script to run when handling a push from a client is “pre-receive”. It takes a list of references that are being pushed from stdin; if it exits non-zero, none of them are accepted. You can use this hook to do things like make sure none of the updated references are non-fast-forwards, or to do access control for all the refs and files they’re modifying with the push.

So, I suggest you discuss with whoever maintains the repo(maybe the administrator). And then update the hook or improve your codes(changes) to let pre-receive hook pass your project.

If you’re the maintainer, please kindly check the settings in pre-receive hook. Besides, please go to Github > your repo > Settings > Branches > Protect matching branches and check if the “Require pull request reviews before merging” option is selected. This option may affect the push action, I suggest you check if some permissions which are related to push has limitations.

If this issue still persists, maybe it’s more related to the settings of server-side, since our forum discusses about the usage of tools and editors in Visual Studio, I recommend you go to Stack Overflow tagged with git or Stack Overflow tagged with github and start a new thread there to seek for a more professional help.

Sincerely,
Tianyu