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@@ -7,13 +7,41 @@ directory should that be - `$SRCDIR?` --Andy
 > the directory and makes it into a repository. The setup instuctions have
 > examples of doing this. I don't see anything unclear. --[[Joey]]
 
-Sorry, was not precise enough. It does if you are using the git option. I believe this is partially explained on the rcs/git/ page. However I'm still not totally clear where I should run the command when using git. If I should be in $SRCDIR then updating the instructions to something like
+Sorry, was not precise enough. It does if you are using the git option. I
+believe this is partially explained on the rcs/git/ page. However I'm still
+not totally clear where I should run the command when using git. If I
+should be in $SRCDIR then updating the instructions to something like
 
     REPOSITORY=~/wiki.git
     cd $SRCDIR
-    ikiwiki-makerepo git $SRCDIR $REPOSITORY
+    ikiwiki-makerepo git $SCDIR $REPOSITORY
 
-might clear things up a little. Apologies if I'm being a bit dim, learning ikiwiki and git at same time :) --Andy
+might clear things up a little. Apologies if I'm being a bit dim, learning
+ikiwiki and git at same time :) 
+
+Have tried 3 options
+
+1. mkdir $REP cd $REP run command (says $REP already exists so won't run)
+2. rm -rf $REP cd $SRC run command (creates a repository in $SRC, does not create $REP ends with "remote origin already exists"
+3. mkdir $TMP cd $TMP run command (creates a repository in $SRC/.git creates a repository in $TMP, does nothing to $REP, ends with "remote origin already exists".
+
+Version of ikiwiki installed is package from Ubuntu/Hardy 2.19
+Git version is 1.5.2.5
+
+n.b. svn version of command worked fine :)
+
+--Andy
+
+>	Initialized empty shared Git repository in /home/deploy/tmp/
+>	Initialized empty Git repository in .git/
+>	fatal: '/home/deploy/tmp/repo': unable to chdir or not a git archive
+
+Looks like your git does not support GIT_DIR being used with git-init. I
+see some mentions of changes in git's changelog for 1.5.3 that look
+relevant. I've changed ikiwiki-makerepo to use a method more portable to
+older versions of git. --[[Joey]]
+
+Many thanks Joey, upgraded my git, and now have working iki :) -- Andy
 
 ----
 
@@ -51,3 +79,7 @@ directory back into the wiki's working copy directory, isn't it? --[[tschwinge]]
 Curious as to why support for CVS is not built in. --[[Luther]]
 
 > See [[todo/CVS_backend|todo/CVS_backend]], but you might consider switching to a better version control system. --[[JoshTriplett]]
+
+----
+
+What is the syntax for specifying the adminuser as an openid user?  I've tried a couple things but I'm missing something.   Thanks for any pointers.  -- [[AdamShand]]