Re: Don't Laugh

[Todd Denniston]

address@hidden wrote, On 09/28/2007 12:52 PM:
> Let me rephrase that.  How do I set up the permissions so that the new
> files and directories added by all the users in the group
> will be owned by the cvs userid?
>
> Aaron Hirshberg

You don't need (or even really want) to set the user id.

What you want to make sure is being set and propagated correctly is the group 
id on the files and directories[1].  With Linux servers that for me[2] 
generally means running:
chown :projgroup myrepodir/
chmod g+rws myrepodir
when you start a new project, or if you are doing it late
chown --recursive :projgroup myrepodir/
chmod --recursive g+r myrepodir
chmod g+rws myrepodir
find myrepodir -type d|xargs chmod g+rws
Assuming I have recalled correctly.

This also assumes that your "cvs" user is in a Unix group with all the rest of 
your developers, and if you are not using pserver you don't even need that cvs 
user.

[1] see the first paragraph of 
http://ximbiot.com/cvs/manual/cvs-1.11.22/cvs_2.html#SEC13
[2] 
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

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