[Bug-gnu-arch] [bug #4774] file permissions in sftp archive

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=================== BUG #4774: LATEST MODIFICATIONS ==================
http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=detailbug&bug_id=4774&group_id=4899

Changes by: Tom Lord <address@hidden>
Date: Fri 08/29/2003 at 13:33 (US/Pacific)

            What     | Removed                   | Added
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          Resolution | None                      | Invalid
              Status | Open                      | Closed


------------------ Additional Follow-up Comments ----------------------------
I think this patch is a bad idea.



First, the gid should be inherited automatically --

so that part of the functionality is redundant.



Second, a single archive can be accessed by multiple

transports, but not all transports provide chgrp and

chmod functionality -- so this patch is too transport

specific and can't be implemented in other transports.



I don't see why a properly configured sftp server wouldn't

do the right thing to enable multi-user access with 

reasonable control over permissions.









=================== BUG #4774: FULL BUG SNAPSHOT ===================


Submitted by: tomlord                 Project: GNU arch -- a revision control 
system
Submitted on: Sat 08/16/2003 at 11:49
Category:  tla                        Severity:  5 - Major                  
Bug Group:  None                      Resolution:  Invalid                  
Status:  Closed                       Release:                              
Fixed Release:                        Merge Request?:  yes -- merge from my 
archive
Your Archive Name:  address@hidden Archive Location:  ftp://arch:address@hidden/
Assigned to:  None                    

Summary:  file permissions in sftp archive

Original Submission:  

From: Enno Cramer <address@hidden>





As promised, here is my hack to allow multi-user archives with sftp write 
access. This patch changes the group id and permission for every newly created 
file or directory to the parent directory's gid/permission.



$ tla whereis-archive address@hidden

ftp://arch:address@hidden/



$ tla abrowse --summary address@hidden/tla

address@hidden

  tla

    tla--devo

      tla--devo--1.1

 

        base-0

          tag of address@hidden/tla--devo--1.1--patch-127

 

        patch-1

          gid/permission inheritance for pfs-sftp







Cheers,

Enno



Follow-up Comments
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Date: Fri 08/29/2003 at 13:33       By: tomlord
I think this patch is a bad idea.



First, the gid should be inherited automatically --

so that part of the functionality is redundant.



Second, a single archive can be accessed by multiple

transports, but not all transports provide chgrp and

chmod functionality -- so this patch is too transport

specific and can't be implemented in other transports.



I don't see why a properly configured sftp server wouldn't

do the right thing to enable multi-user access with 

reasonable control over permissions.








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