git init foo.git
    cd foo.git
    git-annex init
    cd ..
    git clone foo.git bar
    sudo chown root.root foo.git
    cd bar
    git-annex init
    init  fatal: not a git repository: /tmp/foo.git/.git'

This is specific to bare git remotes, for non-bare it 
detects and warns that safe.directory is needed to use the
remote. --[[Joey]]

> [[fixed|done]] --[[Joey]]