git-svn: "error: could not commit config file .git/svn/.metadata"

[Karl M. Davis]

Hello,

When trying to clone/fetch a SVN repository I have here, I receive the following error in my console: 
<< 
error: could not commit config file .git/svn/.metadata 
config svn-remote.svn.reposRoot http://sombrero.ridgetop-group.local/svn/sentinel: command returned error: 4 
>> 
or one similar to:
<<
error: could not commit config file .git/svn/.metadata
config svn-remote.svn.tags-maxRev 1616: command returned error: 4
>>

I've tried both Cygwin git versions available right now (1.6.0.4-1 and 1.6.1.2-1) and receive the same error from both. Running the same command on an Ubuntu box I have here (running 1.5.4.3-1ubuntu2.1), everything works. 

I'm afraid that I don't even know where to begin in trying to debug this error. Can anyone help me out? 

Thanks, 
Karl M. Davis 
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