[[!comment format=mdwn username="anntzer.lee@b6e099b6ef8ba8b53005ca7f0e473e825001129b" nickname="anntzer.lee" subject="comment 4" date="2016-01-08T07:35:21Z" content=""" I got the same error (with the same no-output from `ssh remote /bin/true`) with a fresh install of git annex, *when I did not have write rights to the remote's .git folder*. I temporarily solved the issue by giving myself write rights to that folder, but can this be avoided? """]]