Re: How to use cvs with a group of users and restrictive file perms

[Martin Heinen]

On Sun, Jan 30, 2005 at 03:30:00PM +0100, Oliver Lehmann wrote:

> I would like to use cvs with a group of users. That fact alone is quiet
> easy to handle by doing what https://ccvs.cvshome.org/fom/cache/92.html
> says. The problem I have is, that the files I want to manage with cvs are
> having restrictive permissions like 0700 and so on. cvs adjusts those
> permissions and when I checkout the files I get 0755 for example (like the
> directory has where thoses files are stored in - group-setuid mode).
> That is really bad.... is there a way to tell cvs that I want my files
> with a special mode checked out? Or do you see any other ways of how to
> handle this?

CVS shouldn't be used to install files.  Instead, install
the files with a different tool such as a Makefile or a
script and use CVS to manage the additional files.

If you want to restrict access to checked out copies, use
the tools of your operating system (e.g., umask on UNIX systems).

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Marxpitn