"Could not update local repository. Contact support."

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#1

I am trying to update an existing install and am running into constant issues. I think it might be a permissions or git branching issue, but I'm not sure.

Expected Behaviour:

when running "pihole -up" command it should update

Actual Behaviour:

when it gets to this step I get an error:
[i] Update repo in /etc/.pihole...
: Could not update local repository. Contact support.

Debug Token:

https://tricorder.pi-hole.net/2ss4a6enyb

#2

You are not on the master branch. Run pihole checkout master

*** [ DIAGNOSING ]: Core version
[✓] Core: 
[i] Remotes: origin	https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole.git (fetch)
             origin	https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole.git (push)
[i] Branch: HEAD (https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/the-pihole-command-with-examples/738#checkout)
[i] Commit:

In addition, you have locally modified your web branch code and are not running our shipped code:

*** [ DIAGNOSING ]: Web version
[i] Web: v5.4 (https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/how-do-i-update-pi-hole/249)
[i] Remotes: origin	https://github.com/pi-hole/AdminLTE.git (fetch)
             origin	https://github.com/pi-hole/AdminLTE.git (push)
[i] Branch: master
[i] Commit: v5.4-0-g989e1ba0-dirty
[i] Status: A  .gitattributes
            A  .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
            A  .github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
            ...
#3

Thank you for the reply! pihole checkout master returns:

pi@raspberrypi:/etc/pihole$ pihole checkout master
/opt/pihole/piholeCheckout.sh: line 13: /etc/.pihole/automated install/basic-install.sh: No such file or directory
/opt/pihole/piholeCheckout.sh: line 51: get_binary_name: command not found
/opt/pihole/piholeCheckout.sh: line 59: is_repo: command not found
Error: Core Pi-hole repo is missing from system!
Please re-run install script from GitHub - pi-hole/pi-hole: A black hole for Internet advertisements

Re-running the install script is how I get the same error in the original post. I'm not sure how I may have modified my web branch code or how that is indicated by the debug output.

#4

Let's go with the nuclear approach to remove this directory and rebuild it clean from github

cd /
sudo rm -rf /etc/.pihole
sudo git clone https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole /etc/.pihole
#5

Nice! I had pihole -up stop at /var/www/html/admin and had to go nuclear on that directory as well. But seeing as that directory just contains files for the web interface and no settings/user data that wasn't an issue. Looks like I'm back in the mix :sunglasses: