Re: permissions question

[Saurabh Bhandari]

chmod 2775 dirname

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> Hello all:
>
> I am managing an unusual situation where we need to have several
> developers working on the same directory tree.  Essentially I am using
> CVS as a logging mechanism, and to track revisions, but the software
> in question will only work in one place (don't ask).
>
> The problem is that each time I check something in, CVS changes the
> file's permissions to 755, so that my teammates can't change it.
> How do you control this behavior?
>
> I believe this behavior is also responsible for occasional "up-to-date
> check failed" messages.  Since there is only one developer tree, there
> are no other versions of these files to change.  These messages, I
> assume, are also caused by an owner or permission mismatch.
>
> Any advice?
>
> Many thanks,
>
> -tom
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