[ On Thursday, February 22, 2001 at 16:32:35 (-0600), Doug Newton wrote: ]
> Subject: Is there a way to retain file permissions in a workspace?
>
> We are running pserver CVS 1.11 on a linux server. We have a module
> in which all files and directories were imported with full permission
> given to the group level. The archive internally reflects these
> permissions.
>
> We have a "public" workspace that we would like muliple users in the
> group to be able to run updates on just for a refresh.
>
> Unfortunately the user who checked the workspace out is the only one
> with full permission in the workspace. Is there any way to create a
> workspace that will retain the archive directory/file permissions?
"Public workspaces" are an oxymoron in CVS.
You might try creating a workspace that's owned by some unique user-id
that's never used by a human user, and which is automatically updated
with a periodic (cron) job.
The real solution though is "Don't Do That!" :-)
> Please respond directly, as I am not currently subscribed to the
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> Thanks in advance for your help.
> --Doug Newton
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