Re: Permission Denied for 'other' users

[Todd Denniston]

farseer wrote:
> 
> I have setup CVS under CYGWIN + XP.
> 
> When i commit files, they are added to the repository as read only
> always (-r--r--r-- or -r-xr-xr-x).  this means when anyone else does an
> update and tries to work with these files, he/she is unable to commit
> changes.
> 
> does anyone know of the possible causes of this and how to correct?
> 
Fix your _directory_ permissions (assuming CYGWIN allows/uses dir perms) to
allow the group/others write privs on the directories. if you can use group
perms on dirs and set the sgid bit it will make your life easier. ignore the
_file_ permissions, CVS takes care of those.
-- 
Todd Denniston
Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC Crane) 
Harnessing the Power of Technology for the Warfighter