title: git warning "unable to access permission denied" on a .gitignore directory
body: <p>I have a sub-directory called ".gitignore" in one of my directories called "Database", which I want git to ignore, so I listed it in my .gitingore file. </p>
  
  <p>.gitignore:</p>
  
  <pre><code>    [Bb]in/
      [Dd]ebug/
      [Rr]elease/
      .gitignore/
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>When I perform a command like git status Database, i get the following warning:</p>
  
  <pre><code>warning: unable to access 'Database/.gitignore': Permission denied
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Can anyone please help me understand what I can do to get rid of this warning?</p>
  
  <p>PS: I verified folder permissions on both "Database" and ".gitingore" were the same. </p>
  
  <p>PS: I am running git on Windows 8. I don't think this matters.</p>