git and openzfs conflict

Reply: Herbert J. Skuhra: "Re: git and openzfs conflict"
Reply: Herbert J. Skuhra: "Re: git and openzfs conflict"
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From: Steve Kargl <sgk_at_troutmask.apl.washington.edu>
Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2021 16:52:00 UTC

I'm trying to update a 2 month git repository to today.

%  git pull
error: cannot lock ref 'refs/remotes/freebsd/vendor/openzfs/legacy': 'refs/remotes/freebsd/vendor/openzfs' exists; cannot create 'refs/remotes/freebsd/vendor/openzfs/legacy'
From https://git.freebsd.org/src
 ! [new branch]              vendor/openzfs/legacy          -> freebsd/vendor/openzfs/legacy  (unable to update local ref)
error: cannot lock ref 'refs/remotes/freebsd/vendor/openzfs/master': 'refs/remotes/freebsd/vendor/openzfs' exists; cannot create 'refs/remotes/freebsd/vendor/openzfs/master'
 ! [new branch]              vendor/openzfs/master          -> freebsd/vendor/openzfs/master  (unable to update local ref)
error: cannot lock ref 'refs/remotes/freebsd/vendor/openzfs/zfs-2.1-release': 'refs/remotes/freebsd/vendor/openzfs' exists; cannot create 'refs/remotes/freebsd/vendor/openzfs/zfs-2.1-release'
 ! [new branch]              vendor/openzfs/zfs-2.1-release -> freebsd/vendor/openzfs/zfs-2.1-release  (unable to update local ref)
troutmask:root[208] git pull --ff
error: cannot lock ref 'refs/remotes/freebsd/vendor/openzfs/legacy': 'refs/remotes/freebsd/vendor/openzfs' exists; cannot create 'refs/remotes/freebsd/vendor/openzfs/legacy'
From https://git.freebsd.org/src
 ! [new branch]              vendor/openzfs/legacy          -> freebsd/vendor/openzfs/legacy  (unable to update local ref)
error: cannot lock ref 'refs/remotes/freebsd/vendor/openzfs/master': 'refs/remotes/freebsd/vendor/openzfs' exists; cannot create 'refs/remotes/freebsd/vendor/openzfs/master'
 ! [new branch]              vendor/openzfs/master          -> freebsd/vendor/openzfs/master  (unable to update local ref)
error: cannot lock ref 'refs/remotes/freebsd/vendor/openzfs/zfs-2.1-release': 'refs/remotes/freebsd/vendor/openzfs' exists; cannot create 'refs/remotes/freebsd/vendor/openzfs/zfs-2.1-release'
 ! [new branch]              vendor/openzfs/zfs-2.1-release -> freebsd/vendor/openzfs/zfs-2.1-release  (unable to update local ref)

How does one tell git to fix itself?

-- 
Steve