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-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-credential-cache.txt2
-rw-r--r--credential-cache--daemon.c3
2 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/git-credential-cache.txt b/Documentation/git-credential-cache.txt
index 89b7306..96208f8 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-credential-cache.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-credential-cache.txt
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ OPTIONS
cache daemon if one is not started). Defaults to
`~/.git-credential-cache/socket`. If your home directory is on a
network-mounted filesystem, you may need to change this to a
- local filesystem.
+ local filesystem. You must specify an absolute path.
CONTROLLING THE DAEMON
----------------------
diff --git a/credential-cache--daemon.c b/credential-cache--daemon.c
index 118d04f..fe37794 100644
--- a/credential-cache--daemon.c
+++ b/credential-cache--daemon.c
@@ -262,6 +262,9 @@ int main(int argc, const char **argv)
if (!socket_path)
usage_with_options(usage, options);
+ if (!is_absolute_path(socket_path))
+ die("socket directory must be an absolute path");
+
init_socket_directory(socket_path);
register_tempfile(&socket_file, socket_path);