improve error message

1 files changed, 15 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/EndoForge/src/AnonymousAccessCommand b/EndoForge/src/AnonymousAccessCommand
index ffdc07a..082f185 100755
--- a/EndoForge/src/AnonymousAccessCommand
+++ b/EndoForge/src/AnonymousAccessCommand
@@ -12,6 +12,20 @@ default_msg()
 EOF
 }
 
+not_self_forge_message()
+{
+    cat <<EOF >&2
+Error: access denied.  The specified directory is not a self-forge.
+
+    To enable anonymous access, use the following commands:
+
+        ssh $(id -un)@$(hostname)
+        cd "$1"
+        git config core.self-forge true
+
+EOF
+}
+
 get_sshfp_authline()
 {
     (
@@ -109,7 +123,7 @@ fi
 
 if ! is_self_forge "$dir"
 then
-    echo 'Error: access denied.  The specified directory is not a self-forge.' >&2
+    not_self_forge_message "$arg"
     exit
 fi