[cvsnt] RE: Linux compile error: Is this a Solution or SNAFU?

Tony Hoyle tmh at nodomain.org
Mon Jul 28 09:26:32 BST 2003


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Starrett, Glen (AZ15) wrote:


> --When I commit in Linux, the committed file has my personal name and
> primary group (gstarret / gstarret) not the uname / group of the folder
> like
> in WinNT, like "cvs / cvs".  Do I need to use some sort of postcommit
> script to get it to change to CVS / CVS??

You set the setgid bit on the repository directories, and set the group
permissions so that anyone can write to it.  This should be covered by
standard cvs install docs I expect.

> --Any difference from "old" CVS to watch out for?

You seem to have got it I think.  xinetd is still fairly uncommon though so
I'd cover inetd as well.

Tony



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