title: git.exe init # timeout=10 ERROR: Error cloning remote repo 'origin' hudson.plugins.git
body: <p>Need your help in resolving the below error.</p>
  
  <p>I am able to run git clone command from my pc, but when I am trying to run it from jenkins I am getting below error. </p>
  
  <p>Error:</p>
  
  <pre><code>Building in workspace C:\Tools\Jenkins\jobs\project A\workspace
  Cloning the remote Git repository
  Cloning repository git@github.com:scmgalaxy/helloworld-java-maven.git
   &gt; git.exe init C:\Tools\Jenkins\jobs\project A\workspace # timeout=10
  ERROR: Error cloning remote repo 'origin'
  hudson.plugins.git.GitException: Could not init C:\Tools\Jenkins\jobs\project A\workspace
      at org.jenkinsci.plugins.gitclient.CliGitAPIImpl$5.execute(CliGitAPIImpl.java:656)
      at org.jenkinsci.plugins.gitclient.CliGitAPIImpl$2.execute(CliGitAPIImpl.java:463)
      at hudson.plugins.git.GitSCM.retrieveChanges(GitSCM.java:1039)
      at hudson.plugins.git.GitSCM.checkout(GitSCM.java:1079)
      at hudson.scm.SCM.checkout(SCM.java:485)
      at hudson.model.AbstractProject.checkout(AbstractProject.java:1269)
      at hudson.model.AbstractBuild$AbstractBuildExecution.defaultCheckout(AbstractBuild.java:607)
      at jenkins.scm.SCMCheckoutStrategy.checkout(SCMCheckoutStrategy.java:86)
      at hudson.model.AbstractBuild$AbstractBuildExecution.run(AbstractBuild.java:529)
      at hudson.model.Run.execute(Run.java:1738)
      at hudson.model.FreeStyleBuild.run(FreeStyleBuild.java:43)
      at hudson.model.ResourceController.execute(ResourceController.java:98)
      at hudson.model.Executor.run(Executor.java:410)
  Caused by: hudson.plugins.git.GitException: Error performing command: git.exe init C:\Tools\Jenkins\jobs\project A\workspace
      at org.jenkinsci.plugins.gitclient.CliGitAPIImpl.launchCommandIn(CliGitAPIImpl.java:1726)
      at org.jenkinsci.plugins.gitclient.CliGitAPIImpl.launchCommandIn(CliGitAPIImpl.java:1695)
      at org.jenkinsci.plugins.gitclient.CliGitAPIImpl.launchCommandIn(CliGitAPIImpl.java:1691)
      at org.jenkinsci.plugins.gitclient.CliGitAPIImpl.launchCommand(CliGitAPIImpl.java:1321)
      at org.jenkinsci.plugins.gitclient.CliGitAPIImpl$5.execute(CliGitAPIImpl.java:654)
      ... 12 more
  Caused by: java.io.IOException: Cannot run program "git.exe" (in directory "C:\Tools\Jenkins\jobs\project A\workspace"): CreateProcess error=2, The system cannot find the file specified
      at java.lang.ProcessBuilder.start(Unknown Source)
      at hudson.Proc$LocalProc.&lt;init&gt;(Proc.java:244)
      at hudson.Proc$LocalProc.&lt;init&gt;(Proc.java:216)
      at hudson.Launcher$LocalLauncher.launch(Launcher.java:815)
      at hudson.Launcher$ProcStarter.start(Launcher.java:381)
      at org.jenkinsci.plugins.gitclient.CliGitAPIImpl.launchCommandIn(CliGitAPIImpl.java:1715)
      ... 16 more
  Caused by: java.io.IOException: CreateProcess error=2, The system cannot find the file specified
      at java.lang.ProcessImpl.create(Native Method)
      at java.lang.ProcessImpl.&lt;init&gt;(Unknown Source)
      at java.lang.ProcessImpl.start(Unknown Source)
      ... 22 more
  ERROR: null
  Finished: FAILURE
  </code></pre>