jdx/mise · error

this machine is connected to {url}; `mise bootstrap dotfiles

Error message

this machine is connected to {url}; `mise bootstrap dotfiles origin --remove` disconnects it, or `mise bootstrap dotfiles origin set {origin}` moves it

What it means

Safety bail in refuse_other_connection: this machine's history status is already connected to a different repository URL than the one requested, and onboarding never silently repoints a machine to a new repository. The error names both remediation commands (disconnect or set a new origin).

Source

Thrown at src/system/history/sync/onboard.rs:204

        if refs.iter().any(|(_, name)| name == candidate) {
            return Ok(Some(
                candidate.trim_start_matches("refs/heads/").to_string(),
            ));
        }
    }
    Ok(refs
        .iter()
        .find_map(|(_, name)| name.strip_prefix("refs/heads/").map(str::to_string)))
}

/// A machine connected to another repository is not silently moved.
fn refuse_other_connection(store: &Store, origin: &str, branch: &str) -> Result<()> {
    let status = run::read_status(store.state_dir())?;
    if let Some(url) = &status.origin_url
        && !status.disconnected
        && (url != origin || status.origin_branch.as_deref() != Some(branch))
    {
        bail!(
            "this machine is connected to {url}; `mise bootstrap dotfiles origin --remove` disconnects it, or `mise bootstrap dotfiles origin set {origin}` moves it"
        );
    }
    Ok(())
}

/// Fetches the branch into the store and says what the repository is. A
/// format this mise does not understand is an error; an ordinary
/// repository leaves nothing behind.
fn probe(store: &Store, fetch_from: &str, branch: &str) -> Result<RepoState> {
    let repo = store
        .repo()
        .ok_or_else(|| eyre::eyre!("probing a setup repository requires git"))?;
    Remote::new(repo, fetch_from).fetch_tip(branch)?;
    let upstream = repo.ref_oid(UPSTREAM_REF)?;
    let state = format::detect(repo, upstream.as_deref())?;
    state.check()?;
    if !matches!(state, RepoState::Marked(_)) && upstream.is_some() {

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Solutions

1. Run `mise bootstrap dotfiles origin --remove` to disconnect from the current repository first
2. Or run `mise bootstrap dotfiles origin set <new-url>` to move the connection deliberately
3. Then re-run onboarding against the intended repository

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/system/history/sync/onboard.rs:204 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of jdx/mise@afd2eddd3a (2026-09-09). Data as JSON: /api/errors/da3c21fb08fbdca0. Report an issue: GitHub.