SV: SV: SV: file access

[ole-thomas . naringsrud]

Of course.. this would be the right solution... thank you again..

-Thomas

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Fra: Donald Sharp [mailto:address@hidden
Sendt: 10. januar 2001 21:50
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Emne: Re: SV: SV: file access


On Wed, Jan 10, 2001 at 03:39:39PM -0500, Donald Sharp wrote:
> 1)  get rid of the history file.

Or alternatively make the history file world writeable.

donald
> 
> 2)  for the pserver setup, modify the CVSROOT/config file to
> have:
> 
> LockDir=<some/directory/where/everyone has write access>
> 
> This should solve the problem ;)
> 
> donald
> On Wed, Jan 10, 2001 at 09:37:03PM +0100,
address@hidden wrote:
> > ..after som thinking....
> > 
> > Since this applies to the CVSROOT catalog, I don't think this is
possible
> > since some of the files has to permit writeaccess to all users of the
> > repository.
> > 
> > -Thomas
> > 
> > -----Opprinnelig melding-----
> > Fra: Donald Sharp [mailto:address@hidden
> > Sendt: 10. januar 2001 21:13
> > Til: address@hidden
> > Kopi: address@hidden; address@hidden
> > Emne: Re: SV: file access
> > 
> > 
> > Ways to get around this:
> > 
> > 1)  Before you edit and checkin a file do a newgrp admin.  This will
> > change your group to the correct thing.
> > 
> > -or-
> > 
> > 2)  Make directories in the repository setgid to the correct group.
This
> > should force all files in the directory to have the correct group.
> > 
> > donald
> > 
> > On Wed, Jan 10, 2001 at 09:06:29PM +0100,
address@hidden
> > wrote:
> > > Correct me if I'm wrong, but if my default group is developers. But I
am
> > > also a member of the group admin. If I checkout and edit a file that
> > belongs
> > > to the group admin and check the file in to the repository again. The
file
> > > will not longer belong to the group admin but instead to my default
group
> > > developers. Is this correct behavior or is something very wrong??
> > > 
> > > -Thomas
> > > 
> > > 
> > > -----Opprinnelig melding-----
> > > Fra: Donald Sharp [mailto:address@hidden
> > > Sendt: 10. januar 2001 19:38
> > > Til: Largent, Jim
> > > Kopi: 'address@hidden'
> > > Emne: Re: file access
> > > 
> > > 
> > > If you would read the documentation it clearly states the reasons why 
> > > you don't add users to files for write access. 
> > > 
> > > Using groups is a good way to prevent write access on a per directory
> > > basis, and I don't see why it wouldn't apply here.
> > > 
> > > donald
> > > On Wed, Jan 10, 2001 at 01:26:24PM -0500, Largent, Jim wrote:
> > > > I'm well versed in RCS but new to CVS.  In RCS, you can add users to
> > files
> > > > for write access.  Why isn't this available in CVS?  Is there a
simple
> > way
> > > > to block write access?  All developers on the Unix box are in the
same
> > > > group, but there are different projects going on so using Unix
groups is
> > > not
> > > > practical.  There's no need to block read access, just want to make
sure
> > > > that there is no inadvertent modifications going on.  Any thoughts?
> > > > 
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