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Does SourceTree application work on Windows Server 2012

Nikolaj Ivancic

The answer should be yes, but I am having problems getting it to run in any context since I upgraded my Windows Server 2008R2 to Windows Server 2012R2 (which I am using for development)

Details: I already have a bunch of repositories on bitbucket, so I am trying to make a local clone. Here is what I see

Note the partially obscured Details button which if pressed results with:

The "clone from" url is correct, and I have no problems accessing that repository from a different computer.

Please advise

Regards

Nik Ivancic

Accepted answers

Nikolaj Ivancic

Problem solved (I could not dump this tool so easily, as I really like it more than any other). Here is what I did:

Updated the embedded Git
Used the TS's PuTTY Key generator to create a new key and saved it locally
Used the TS's Tools->Options->General dialog and configured SSH Client to use that key

Everything works fine now, and I would stronly suggest to improve the error recovery messages :-)

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Seth

Your URL Actions dialog is unusually narrow, which is why Details is getting covered.

Try to clone using command line Git from the same machine. That error message can occur if there is a certificate problem, or if Git is not installed correctly. Either of those problems should be easier to diagnose from the command line.

Nikolaj Ivancic

The URL Actions dialog is not resizable, so the Details button should never be covered. Also, the content of the Details dialog should never be empty. Most importantly, the certificate problem should not be explained as "This is not a valid source path / URL" :-)

Nikolaj Ivancic

I believe that Seth Foss is right suspecting the certificate problem. However, I did uninstall and then install newer version of Sourcetree tool and the installation process did not deal with certificates at all. So, the real problem seems to be centered at the installation wizard (or unistall process that leaves something behind that makes the installation wizard under the impression that the secure connection with the bitbucket server is already taken charge off).

Is there a way to really uninstall SourceTree (other than using the Windows Uninstall Program service)?

Seth

SourceTree works as a BitBucket client, but is not primarily one. I don't believe it does or should make any attempt to verify trusted certificates with any site. To verify/fix the certificate problem, try to SSH to your remote. If the certificate isn't trusted, you should be prompted to trust it (permanently) or reject it (for now).

Seth

The URL Actions dialog automatically sizes based on the overall window size. Are you running a resolution smaller than 800x600? If not, try making SourceTree full-screen.

I agree that the error message is uselessly vague. So is it a certificate problem?

Nikolaj Ivancic

I am running 1920 x 1200 resolution and making SourceTree use full screen, the dialog we are discussing here shows up the same way (same width). This is really just a side note, as I am trying to make my SourceTree to work, not argue minor sizing issues :-)

In order to determine whether I am having a certificate problem or not, I would like to stay as close to the problem as possible, which is why I have not yet done the "git clone" experiment you suggested. So, here is my alternative test:

Using this same SorceTree instance, I can see all of my hosted repositories (both github and bitbucket, I could edit my accounts (at github and bitbucket) just by clicking on the "Show Hosted Repositories" button on the bottom left side of the SourceTree app. I would hope that all these actions are done using SSH so the fact that I can do all that would indicate that I do not have a certificate problem (particularly since all this worked last time I used SourceTree a month ago).

What I cannot do is to open any of these repositories, by double clicking on the respective list item on the Hosted repositories buttton. At that point I get that incorrectly sizzed URL Actions dialog.

Nikolaj Ivancic

SourceTree did work on this machine before with the qualification that Microsoft updates are often changing the definition of "this machine". All I know that SourceTree worked before and does not work now.

As I explained before, I have over 20 repositories created with SourceTree over last 6 months, so your explanation "he button bar is almost all per-repository, so they should be disabled if you haven't been able to create a repository yet." really means that toolbar items are disabled because I cannot open any of thes repositories

Here are some pictures that should further clarify my statements.

The Git not enabled state comes from:

I believe that I took too much time from you and I am simply going to dump SourceTree with the assessment "insufficiently reliable to use".

Thanks for all your effort though :-)

Nikolaj Ivancic

Problem solved (I could not dump this tool so easily, as I really like it more than any other). Here is what I did:

Updated the embedded Git
Used the TS's PuTTY Key generator to create a new key and saved it locally
Used the TS's Tools->Options->General dialog and configured SSH Client to use that key

Everything works fine now, and I would stronly suggest to improve the error recovery messages :-)

Seth

Thanks for the detailed explanation of the problem and solution. Hopefully Atlassian will review this question and make some appropriate changes.

Nikolaj Ivancic

Actually, thank you Seth for sticking with me. I was under the impression that you work for Atlassian, so realizing that it is not the case, I appreciate your help even more.

Nikolaj Ivancic

Problem solved (I could not dump this tool so easily, as I really like it more than any other). Here is what I did:

Updated the embedded Git
Used the TS's PuTTY Key generator to create a new key and saved it locally
Used the TS's Tools->Options->General dialog and configured SSH Client to use that key

Everything works fine now, and I would stronly suggest to improve the error recovery messages :-)

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