>-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >] On Behalf Of Phillips, Darren (UK) >Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 8:24 AM >To: info-cvs@gnu.org >Subject: Re: How to use cvs with a group of users and >restrictive file perms > > > >> I would like to use cvs with a group of users. That fact alone is >> quiet easy to handle by doing what >> https://ccvs.cvshome.org/fom/cache/92.html >> says. The problem I have is, that the files I want to manage >with cvs are >> having restrictive permissions like 0700 and so on. cvs adjusts those >> permissions and when I checkout the files I get 0755 for >example (like the >> directory has where thoses files are stored in - group-setuid mode). >> That is really bad.... is there a way to tell cvs that I >want my files >> with a special mode checked out? Or do you see any other >ways of how to >> handle this? > >I have written scripts which the users use rather calling the >cvs commands directly. The scripts call exes with the SUID >bit set to perform file permission setting. That way the users >only get access through the scripts I control. A checkin >script for instance can unlock the file with the restricted >admin uid before performing the cvs update command command and >re-locking the permission the file again with the restricted admin uid. > > >On Tru64 (Alpha UNIX) the SUID on works on exes, shells don't >work - so the outer shell has to call exes to perform the >restricted operations such as locking/unlocking files. > >Hope that is of use. > >******************************************************************** >This email and any attachments are confidential to the >intended recipient and may also be privileged. If you are not >the intended recipient please delete it from your system and >notify the sender. You should not copy it or use it for any >purpose nor disclose or distribute its contents to any other person. >******************************************************************** > > >_______________________________________________ >Info-cvs mailing list >Info-cvs@gnu.org >http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs >
Is there a "non-script" way to do this? Can CVS itself do it? -chris _______________________________________________ Info-cvs mailing list Info-cvs@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs
