Restrict git remote set-url

Alaa Dika

I need to restrict the developers from changing the repository.

Can i restrict the git remote set-url command ? 

Theodora Boudale

Hi Alaa and welcome to the community!

I don't think there is a way to restrict this. What this command does is change the remote url that is present in the file .git/config inside a clone of a repo. If a user clones a repository on their computer, they will have permissions to change this file as well.

You could use a client-side pre-push hook to check if the remote url has been updated before pushing:

• https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Customizing-Git-Git-Hooks

These hooks though need to be stored in the .git/hooks directory inside each clone and they may also be deleted by a user.

Kind regards,
Theodora