Netlify-cms: Large Media git LFS errors (when site has a global Netlify password)

[sanscheese]

Describe the bug
After setting up Large Media for repo, I am unable to work (push, pull, clone etc) with the remote repo if LFS items are added in the media folder.

Error in terminal from git pull after uploading an image via remote NetlifyCMS admin:

Downloading static/images/cms/kendal-james-1413779-unsplash.jpg (3.3 MB)
Error downloading object: static/images/cms/kendal-james-1413779-unsplash.jpg (35441d0): Smudge error: Error downloading static/images/cms/kendal-james-1413779-unsplash.jpg (35441d0b9617530a17efd169d2e32fcdc4d0de248aeff608b1f04911c6fcd185): batch response: Expected json type, got: "text/html"

Errors logged to /Users/ME/Sites/my-site/.git/lfs/logs/20190307T172529.144713.log
Use `git lfs logs last` to view the log.
error: external filter 'git-lfs filter-process' failed
fatal: static/images/cms/kendal-james-1413779-unsplash.jpg: smudge filter lfs failed
First, rewinding head to replay your work on top of it...
Downloading static/images/cms/kendal-james-1413779-unsplash.jpg (3.3 MB)
Error downloading object: static/images/cms/kendal-james-1413779-unsplash.jpg (35441d0): Smudge error: Error downloading static/images/cms/kendal-james-1413779-unsplash.jpg (35441d0b9617530a17efd169d2e32fcdc4d0de248aeff608b1f04911c6fcd185): batch response: Expected json type, got: "text/html"

Errors logged to /Users/ME/Sites/my-site/.git/lfs/logs/20190307T172530.067361.log
Use `git lfs logs last` to view the log.
error: external filter 'git-lfs filter-process' failed

To Reproduce

• Set up Netlify Large Media for project (commit .netlify/state.json and .gitattributes)
• Log in to the NetlifyCMS and upload image to Media section

Applicable Versions:

• Netlify CMS version: 2.5.1
• Git provider: GitHub
  
  
  
  • OS: Mac
  
  
• Browser version chrome 72

CMS configuration

backend:
  name: git-gateway
  accept_roles: #optional - accepts all users if left out
    - admin
    - editor

media_folder: "static/images/cms"
public_folder: "/images/cms"

collections:
...

Additional Info:

• updated image shows in Netlify Large Media control panel
  

• File in GitHub
  

[sanscheese]

I have narrowed down this issue is occurring due to the Netlify site having a global password. Is this a known limitation? The hope has been to be able to have a password protected staging version.

[frankspin89]

i encountered the same problem

[abstracthat]

Also ran into this. Removing the password fixes it but that seems like a problem for a project in pre-production still.

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