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+[[!comment format=mdwn
+ username="andrew"
+ avatar="http://cdn.libravatar.org/avatar/acc0ece1eedf07dd9631e7d7d343c435"
+ subject="comment 3"
+ date="2018-05-04T15:00:18Z"
+ content="""
+I am getting the same error messages as **olaf**. It does not seem to be related to brew vs dmg **jhnichol**.
+
+Using the web-gui I can create one local repo. When I try to create a second local repo, by clicking `Add another repository` | `Add another repository` | `Make Repository` | `Combine the repositories` the webapp then fails with this error message:
+
+    Internal Server Error
+    there is no available git remote named \"a2\"
+    git-annex version 6.20180409-gfb0780266
+
+Looking at the .git/config files for the repos, the names seem strange/incorrect. The second repo has the remote name listed as my hostname, “bumblebee.local”? Not sure if this is an issue.
+
+Also from a git remote perspective I am a bit confused what I just did? Did I create two completely separate git repos then try to combine them, what does that mean? Shouldn't I have cloned the first repo instead of creating a new one?
+
+When I created two repos on the commandline I didn't run into any issues, but, what I did was create a repo, then clone it into another directory, then added the new repo as a remote of the 1st repo. It seems the combine button in the webapp isn't doing that. Perhaps combine should only be enabled for special remotes, is that the problem?
+
+
+—Andrew
+
+
+
+
+
+========== full log below, first steps to make the error with webapp, followed by success on the commandline =============
+<pre>
+git-annex webapp
+
+make repository:
+/Users/Shared/a1
+
+add a file:
+image1.png
+
+assistant detects and adds to git-annex
+
+click add another repository
+/Users/Shared/a2
+
+assistant creates the directory
+runs git init and git-annex init
+
+click:
+Combine repositories?
+The repository at /Users/Shared/a2 is set up. 
+Do you want to combine it with your existing repository at /Users/Shared/a1?
+
+ The combined repositories will sync and share their files.
+ 
+
+Internal Server Error
+there is no available git remote named \"a2\"
+git-annex version 6.20180409-gfb0780266
+
+At this point /Users/Shared/a2/.git/config has 
+[core]
+	repositoryformatversion = 0
+	filemode = true
+	bare = true
+	logallrefupdates = true
+	ignorecase = true
+	precomposeunicode = true
+[annex]
+	uuid = 8ee0b541-c429-45c5-aaa2-c4799843f809
+	version = 5
+	direct = true
+[gc]
+	auto = 0
+[remote \"bumblebee.local\"]
+	url = ../a1
+	fetch = +refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/bumblebee.local/*
+		
+And /Users/Shared/a1/.git/config has 
+[core]
+	repositoryformatversion = 0
+	filemode = true
+	bare = true
+	logallrefupdates = true
+	ignorecase = true
+	precomposeunicode = true
+[annex]
+	uuid = 46290480-c956-42ac-9ada-36b2281dbec2
+	version = 5
+	direct = true
+[gc]
+	auto = 0
+[remote \"a2\"]
+	url = /Users/Shared/a2
+	fetch = +refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/a2/*
+	
+
+Perhaps 
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+OK.
+
+
+Now do this from the commandline:
+
+andrew@bumblebee /Users/Shared$ mkdir a1
+andrew@bumblebee /Users/Shared$ cd a1
+andrew@bumblebee /Users/Shared/a1$ git init
+Initialized empty Git repository in /Users/Shared/a1/.git/
+andrew@bumblebee /Users/Shared/a1$ git annex init
+init  ok
+(recording state in git...)
+
+andrew@bumblebee /Users/Shared/a1$ git annex describe here a1
+describe here ok
+(recording state in git...)
+
+andrew@bumblebee /Users/Shared/a1$ git annex direct
+commit 
+On branch master
+
+Initial commit
+
+nothing to commit
+ok
+direct ok
+andrew@bumblebee /Users/Shared/a1$ cp ~/Desktop/Screen\ Shot\ 2018-05-04\ at\ 10.10.55\ AM.png image1.png
+andrew@bumblebee /Users/Shared/a1$ git add image1.png 
+fatal: This operation must be run in a work tree
+andrew@bumblebee /Users/Shared/a1$ ls
+image1.png
+andrew@bumblebee /Users/Shared/a1$ git annex add image1.png 
+add image1.png ok
+(recording state in git...)
+andrew@bumblebee /Users/Shared/a1$ 
+
+add /Users/Shared/a1 to ~/.config/git-annex/autostart
+
+then:
+
+andrew@bumblebee /Users/Shared/a1$ git-annex assistant --autostart 
+git-annex autostart in /Users/Shared/a1
+ok
+andrew@bumblebee /Users/Shared/a1$ 
+
+launch webapp, see that a1 is listed, add a file, see that webapp detects it
+
+Clone repo1 to another directory
+andrew@bumblebee ~/.config/git-annex$ cd
+andrew@bumblebee ~$ cd /Users/Shared/
+andrew@bumblebee /Users/Shared$ git clone a1 a2
+Cloning into 'a2'...
+done.
+andrew@bumblebee /Users/Shared$ cd a2
+andrew@bumblebee /Users/Shared/a2$ git annex init \"a2\"
+init a2 (merging origin/git-annex into git-annex...)
+(recording state in git...)
+ok
+(recording state in git...)
+andrew@bumblebee /Users/Shared/a2$ 
+
+Add a2 as a remote from a1
+andrew@bumblebee /Users/Shared/a1$ git remote add a2 /Users/Shared/a2
+
+Add a2 to autostart file
+
+Now repos are syncing
+
+Both repos are listed in web-gui when I choose a2 as the repo, only one repo is listed in the web-gui when I choose a1 as the repo.
+
+andrew@bumblebee /Users/Shared/a1$ cat .git/config 
+[core]
+	repositoryformatversion = 0
+	filemode = true
+	bare = true
+	logallrefupdates = true
+	ignorecase = true
+	precomposeunicode = true
+[annex]
+	uuid = f65fd001-b6ea-4a86-9256-2387c830f933
+	version = 5
+	direct = true
+[remote \"a2\"]
+	url = /Users/Shared/a2
+	fetch = +refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/a2/*
+	annex-uuid = f9e9f00a-ae70-4c2d-bac3-fe8d6d05a4ea
+	
+andrew@bumblebee /Users/Shared/a2$ cat .git/config 
+	[core]
+		repositoryformatversion = 0
+		filemode = true
+		bare = false
+		logallrefupdates = true
+		ignorecase = true
+		precomposeunicode = true
+	[remote \"origin\"]
+		url = /Users/Shared/a1
+		fetch = +refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*
+		annex-uuid = f65fd001-b6ea-4a86-9256-2387c830f933
+	[annex]
+		uuid = f9e9f00a-ae70-4c2d-bac3-fe8d6d05a4ea
+		version = 5
+</pre>
+"""]]