Git was not found on the PATH for Bitbucket Server
Symptoms
When starting up Bitbucket Server, unable to locate git on the PATH for Bitbucket Server
ERROR [main] c.a.s.i.scm.PluginScmClientProvider ***************************************************************************
ERROR [main] c.a.s.i.scm.PluginScmClientProvider git was not found on the PATH for Bitbucket Server. Please add git version 1.7.6 or Restart Bitbucket Server.
ERROR [main] c.a.s.i.scm.PluginScmClientProvider **************************************************************************
The following screen may also be seen in UI:
Cause
Cause 1
This is due to git not existing on the PATH
Cause 2
This may happen in a non-compatible OS. Please review the Supported Platforms page to make sure you're using a supported OS.
Cause 3
It could be caused by Forking JVM: error=12. If you see either of the following errors a few lines above, please follow the resolution on that page.
WARN [Spring executor 3] c.a.s.i.s.g.l.GitBinaryLookupImpl /usr/bin/git is not a Git executable: com.atlassian.bitbucket.exception.ServerException: An error occurred while executing an external process: java.io.IOException: error=12, Cannot allocate memoryWARN [Spring executor 3] c.a.s.i.s.g.l.GitBinaryLookupImpl /usr/bin/git is not a Git executable: com.atlassian.bitbucket.exception.ServerException: An error occurred while executing an external process: java.io.IOException: error=12, Cannot allocate memoryResolution
Cause 1
Cause 2
For SunOS it was observed this may happen when using Java 8. Using Java 7 instead helped solving the problem.
Last modified on Jun 27, 2022
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