Jenkins git plugin showing errors when trying to access bitbucket

[Baztheman]

How can i resolve the followings? It works on command line just fine.

Failed to connect to repository : Command "/usr/bin/git ls-remote -h http://bitbucket/scm/sym/atom.git HEAD" returned status code 128:
stdout: 
stderr: error: The requested URL returned error: 501  while accessing http://bitbucket/scm/sym/atom.git/info/refs

fatal: HTTP request failed

[Baztheman · Accepted solution]

Upgrading the git version to 2.22.0 resolved the issue. I no longer seeing those warnings/erros in jenkins job configuration anymore.

[Stephen Sifers · Accepted solution]

Hello Barry,

Thank you for including the output from your issue you’re having. Your reported issue looks to be similar to an article which has the same error output. This article may be found at Git commands return error code 501.

Here is the cause and resolution within that article:

Cause

Git has 2 protocols when connecting over HTTP. Stash supports "smart HTTP", but will return a 501 for normal HTTP. This can mean one of two things:

1. You are using an older version of Git which doesn't support "smart HTTP".
2. There was a transient issue on the server, and your Git client tried normal HTTP as a fallback.

For more background on the Git "smart HTTP" protocol, see the  Pro-Git online book.

Resolution

In the first case, you'll need to upgrade your client-side version of Git. You need Git 1.6.6 or later on the client side.

In the second case, you can just try the command again. A possible cause of these transient issues may be that your server is hitting resource limits. See Scaling Stash for details.

If you’re still having issues after reviewing the above please let us know.

Regards,
Stephen Sifers