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+### Please describe the problem.
+
+Starting with git 2.37, `git annex init` fails with a lock issue.
+
+### What steps will reproduce the problem?
+
+Run `git annex init` with git version > 2.36 (I tested 2.37.0 and 2.37.1)
+
+### What version of git-annex are you using? On what operating system?
+
+10.20220624-g17e4081d4 on Arch Linux
+
+### Please provide any additional information below.
+
+[[!format sh """
+# If you can, paste a complete transcript of the problem occurring here.
+# If the problem is with the git-annex assistant, paste in .git/annex/daemon.log
+
+arno@genie ⛁ /tmp/annex_test 
+ ★ rm -rf .git
+
+arno@genie ⛁ /tmp/annex_test 
+ ★ git init
+Initialized empty Git repository in /tmp/annex_test/.git/
+
+arno@genie ⛁ /tmp/annex_test 
+ ★ git annex init test
+init test fatal: Unable to create '/tmp/annex_test/.git/annex/index.lock': File exists.
+
+Another git process seems to be running in this repository, e.g.
+an editor opened by 'git commit'. Please make sure all processes
+are terminated then try again. If it still fails, a git process
+may have crashed in this repository earlier:
+remove the file manually to continue.
+
+git-annex: failed to read sha from git write-tree
+CallStack (from HasCallStack):
+  error, called at ./Git/Sha.hs:23:15 in main:Git.Sha
+failed
+init: 1 failed
+
+# End of transcript or log.
+"""]]
+
+### Have you had any luck using git-annex before? (Sometimes we get tired of reading bug reports all day and a lil' positive end note does wonders)
+
+Yes ! git-annex is my goto tool for file storage.
+
+