[[!comment format=mdwn
 username="ayutheos"
 ip="49.124.177.13"
 subject="comment 2"
 date="2014-04-10T07:52:36Z"
 content="""
I'm getting this error too. 

    user@NOTEBOOK /d/pictures
    $ git annex init \"photos\"
    init photos
      Detected a filesystem without fifo support.

      Disabling ssh connection caching.

      Detected a crippled filesystem.

      Enabling direct mode.
    fatal: index file open failed: Invalid argument
    git-annex: git [Param \"checkout\",Param \"-q\",Param \"-B\",Param \"annex/direct/master\"] failed

git-annex version:

    user@NOTEBOOK /d/pictures
    $ git annex version
    git-annex version: 5.20140403-gdfa17fc
    build flags: Assistant Webapp Webapp-secure Pairing Testsuite S3 WebDAV DNS Feeds Quvi TDFA CryptoHash
    key/value backends: SHA256E SHA1E SHA512E SHA224E SHA384E SKEIN256E SKEIN512E SHA256 SHA1 SHA512 SHA224 SHA384 SKEIN256 SKEIN512 WORM URL
    remote types: git gcrypt S3 bup directory rsync web webdav tahoe glacier hook external
    local repository version: 5
    supported repository version: 5
    upgrade supported from repository versions: 2 3 4

"""]]
