### Please describe the problem.
I tried to setup a fresh local repository and got an error:
> Internal Server Error
> user error (git ["--git-dir=/home/jana/Bilder/Fotos/.git","--work-tree=/home/jana/Bilder/Fotos","commit-tree","4b825dc642cb6eb9a060e54bf8d69288fbee4904"] exited 128)

When clicking on "View logs", I get the following error:

> Internal Server Error
> internal liftAnnex

### What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Run git-annex from programs menu
2. Click "Make repository"

### What version of git-annex are you using? On what operating system?
- git-annex 4.20130627 on Ubuntu 13.10, installed from debian unstable (sid) repository.
- git version 1.8.1.2

> I've made it detect systems that lack a FQDN and set user.email
> automatically. [[done]] --[[Joey]] 
