Upgrade error: cannot lock ref

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I’m on
ERPNext: v13.22.1 (version-13)

Frappe Framework: v13.22.1 (version-13)
I did a bench update --reset and I get these errors

HEAD is now at 751a6354f1 Merge pull request #30471 from deepeshgarg007/release_v13_24_0
$ git reflog expire --all
error: cannot lock ref ‘refs/remotes/upstream/mergify/bp/version-13-hotfix/pr-29815’: Unable to create ‘/home/frappe/frappe-bench/apps/erpnext/.git/refs/remotes/upstream/mergify/bp/version-13-hotfix/pr-29815.lock’: Permission denied
error: cannot lock ref ‘refs/remotes/upstream/mergify/bp/version-13-hotfix/pr-30419’: Unable to create ‘/home/frappe/frappe-bench/apps/erpnext/.git/refs/remotes/upstream/mergify/bp/version-13-hotfix/pr-30419.lock’: Permission denied
error: cannot lock ref ‘refs/remotes/upstream/mergify/bp/version-13-hotfix/pr-30181’: Unable to create ‘/home/frappe/frappe-bench/apps/erpnext/.git/refs/remotes/upstream/mergify/bp/version-13-hotfix/pr-30181.lock’: Permission denied
error: cannot lock ref ‘refs/remotes/upstream/mergify/bp/version-13-hotfix/pr-30324’: Unable to create ‘/home/frappe/frappe-bench/apps/erpnext/.git/refs/remotes/upstream/mergify/bp/version-13-hotfix/pr-30324.lock’: Permission denied
error: cannot lock ref ‘refs/remotes/upstream/mergify/bp/develop/pr-30438’: Unable to create ‘/home/frappe/frappe-bench/apps/erpnext/.git/refs/remotes/upstream/mergify/bp/develop/pr-30438.lock’: Permission denied
error: cannot lock ref ‘refs/remotes/upstream/mergify/bp/develop/pr-30228’: Unable to create ‘/home/frappe/frappe-bench/apps/erpnext/.git/refs/remotes/upstream/mergify/bp/develop/pr-30228.lock’: Permission denied
error: cannot lock ref ‘refs/remotes/upstream/mergify/bp/develop/pr-30254’: Unable to create ‘/home/frappe/frappe-bench/apps/erpnext/.git/refs/remotes/upstream/mergify/bp/develop/pr-30254.lock’: Permission denied
error: cannot lock ref ‘refs/remotes/upstream/mergify/bp/develop/pr-30385’: Unable to create ‘/home/frappe/frappe-bench/apps/erpnext/.git/refs/remotes/upstream/mergify/bp/develop/pr-30385.lock’: Permission denied
error: cannot lock ref ‘refs/remotes/upstream/mergify/bp/version-13/pr-30368’: Unable to create ‘/home/frappe/frappe-bench/apps/erpnext/.git/refs/remotes/upstream/mergify/bp/version-13/pr-30368.lock’: Permission denied
error: cannot lock ref ‘refs/remotes/upstream/revert-29704-mergify/bp/version-13-hotfix/pr-29599’: Unable to create ‘/home/frappe/frappe-bench/apps/erpnext/.git/refs/remotes/upstream/revert-29704-mergify/bp/version-13-hotfix/pr-29599.lock’: Permission denied

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Hi @Samuel_Gervais,

Don’t run commands with sudo.
please go to sudo su frappe
then you can run bench commands, so you run them as the frappe user.

Thanks.

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I tried and same error.

4

I think you run in windows.
am I right?

Thanks.

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no it’s a vps with ubuntu 18.04.
I never had any issues regarding the upgrade that I do frequently.