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+### What version of git-annex are you using? On what operating system?
+
+6.20171001+gitg542d0649f-1~ndall+1
+
+### What steps will reproduce the problem?
+
+[[!format sh """
+$> git annex info
+
+git-annex: .git/annex/misctmp/mergedrefs.0: createDirectory: permission denied (Permission denied)
+failed
+git-annex: info: 1 failed
+
+"""]]
+
+unless there is really a need to have this operations performed within the same repository/the same filesystem, I do not understand why generic $TMPDIR could not be used for such operations so no write access has to be demanded
+
+[[!meta author=yoh]]