[Gnu-arch-users] Re: file sharing semantics

[Stefan Monnier]

> I just tried to edit a file owned by someone else, and cvs won't let me
> commit.

I suspect there's a misunderstanding: CVS only needs to be able to read the
RCS file, so ownership is irrelevant a long as the access right
are sufficient.  As for committing, you need write access to the directory
(but you don't need write access to the RCS file).
You might also need write access to the directory when reading the RCS file
because CVS by default places locks in there, but that can be changed.


        Stefan