How to Fix Git index.lock File Exists Error on Mac - Nginx Config Test Permission Denied Fix-Fixing Python UnicodeDecodeError When Reading UTF-16 Files

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How to Fix Git index.lock File Exists Error on Mac - Nginx Config Test Permission Denied Fix-Fixing Python UnicodeDecodeError When Reading UTF-16 Files

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Restart the affected app after changing permissions or configuration files.
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