Re: owner of

[Todd Denniston]

Parvinder Singh Arora wrote:
> hi all,
>
> whenever someone does a check-in of a new directory or something by default
> the owner of that directory is the one who added that to the repository
> instead of cvs
> Any idea where can the setting be done?


http://ximbiot.com/cvs/wiki/index.php?title=CVS_FAQ#Why_are_new_files_and_directories_being_created_with_the_wrong_group_on_the_server.3F
http://ximbiot.com/cvs/manual/cvs-1.11.22/cvs_2.html#SEC13
"(On some systems, you also need to set the set-group-ID-on-execution bit on 
the repository directories (see chmod(1)) so that newly-created files and 
directories get the group-ID of the parent directory rather than that of the 
current process.)"

Hope this helps.

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Todd Denniston
Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC Crane)
Harnessing the Power of Technology for the Warfighter