Error fe-ssh.sh - Permission denied - unable to fork when cloning Git repository
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Problem
Fisheye/Crucible is unable to clone a Git repository over SSH and the following error appears in the atlassian-fisheye-YYYY-MM-DD.log:
Mon Jan 18 14:22:40 GMT-500 2016: Unable to clone remote repository: ssh://git@bitbucket.company.com:7999/project/repo.git - [fatal: cannot exec '/opt/atlassian/fisheye/fecru-3.9.0/bin/fe-ssh.sh': Permission denied, fatal: unable to fork] - Cloning into bare repository 'clone'...Cause
The user running Fisheye/Crucible does not have permission to execute the fe-ssh.sh script.
Resolution
Set the permissions correctly on <FISHEYE_INSTALLATION>/bin/fe-ssh.sh so that the user running Fisheye/Crucible can execute the file. This can likely be accomplished with chmod +x fe-ssh.sh.