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+I just compiled ff7810eb83d8372e6206d487c63482d678e0b3d4 and created a new git-annex repository through the setup steps of "git-annex webapp". Then I tried configuring a Jabber account from the webapp. It then failed to create $REPO/.git/annex/creds/xmpp with a "No such file or directory" message because $REPO/.git/annex/creds did not get created. After doing a manual mkdir the Jabber setup went through fine.