Git Repository Reports Incorrect Number of Committers
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Note that this KB was created for the Data Center version of the product. Data Center KBs for non-Data-Center-specific features may also work for Server versions of the product, however they have not been tested. Support for Server* products ended on February 15th 2024. If you are running a Server product, you can visit the Atlassian Server end of support announcement to review your migration options.
*Except Fisheye and Crucible
Symptoms
Adding a Git repository to Fisheye with a Starter license (10 users) installed will sometimes produce an error that there are more than 10 committers even though there are less than 10 in the repository.
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Repository index failed due to error - class com.atlassian.fisheye.dvcs.handler.DvcsProcessRuntimeException: com.cenqua.fisheye.LicensePolicyException: Exceeded number of allowed committersCause
This is a bug in early versions of Fisheye. Please confirm that there are less than 10 committers in the repository by running the following command:
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git log --raw | grep "^Author: " | sort | uniq -cThis will list all unique committers in the repository.
Resolution
Upgrade to the latest version of Fisheye to resolve this issue.
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