Command git push not working with a repository behind Apache HTTPD

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Can't push changes to the remote repository behind Apache HTTPD with the output from git and Apache's httpd error_log:

    git push
    fatal: unable to access 'http://999.999.999.999/git/project-x': The requested URL returned error: 403
    
    [Fri Jan 01 00:00:00.000000 0000] [cgid:error] [pid 000000:tid 000000000000000] [client 999.999.999.999:99999] Service not enabled: 'receive-pack': /usr/libexec/git-core/git-http-backend
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterpise Linux (RHEL)
  • Apache Web Server (HTTPD)
  • Git

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