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dzielke at aep.com wrote: >Sure, no problem! :-) I struggled through this too. > >First of all, what version of CVSNT are you running? The pre-2.5.01 >versions don't do permission inheritance (you have to spell it out for >each folder), you can't specify groups of people (in the CVSROOT/group >file) for access, and some early versions even give errors and create >malformed XML files. For starters, go through the security chapter in the >cvsnt manual (chapter 3), then read Appendix A about the chacl command. > >Here's the order you'll want to run the cvs commands. Let's assume that >you have cvs userids called "joe" and "fred." Joe creates a project and >wants to only give permission to Fred to access his project. First step >is to tell CVS that Joe owns the folder: > > > >>cvs chown joe >> >> > >Then he gives himself full control: > > > >>cvs chacl -u joe -a read,write,create,tag,control >> >> > >Now he adds Fred's access, but he only wants Fred to have read and write >access (you tell cvs what Fred CAN do - and then by default he can't >create tags, new files or folders, and can't change ACL permissions): > > > >>cvs chacl -u fred -a read,write >> >> > >Now Joe sets the permissions that keep all others out of the project: > > > >>cvs chacl -a noread,nowrite,nocreate,notag,nocontrol >> >> > >This command lists out the permissions set for the folder: > > > >>cvs lsacl >> >> > >Hope that helps..... > > >Thanks, >Don Zielke >American Electric Power >Direct (614) 583-6337 >Audinet 8-220-6337 >Email dzielke (at) aep.com >--- >KForce Professional Staffing >501 W. Schrock Road Suite 207 >Westerville, OH 43081 > > > > >"DeFurio, Rachelle" <Rachelle.DeFurio at Sensis.com> >Sent by: cvsnt-bounces at cvsnt.org >06/28/2005 04:13 PM > > > To: "'cvsnt at cvsnt.org cvsnt downloads at march-hare.com @CVSNT on Twitter CVSNT on Facebook'" <cvsnt at cvsnt.org> > cc: > Subject: [cvsnt] Setting ACL's > > >I need some help setting Directory ACL's on the server side of CVS, anyone >with knowledge please help. I am at the ground level with this and not >sure >what the next step is.. Help >-Rachelle >_______________________________________________ >cvsnt mailing list >cvsnt at cvsnt.org cvsnt downloads at march-hare.com @CVSNT on Twitter CVSNT on Facebook >http://www.cvsnt.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/cvsnt https://www.march-hare.com/cvspro/en.asp#downcvs > > >_______________________________________________ >cvsnt mailing list >cvsnt at cvsnt.org cvsnt downloads at march-hare.com @CVSNT on Twitter CVSNT on Facebook >http://www.cvsnt.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/cvsnt https://www.march-hare.com/cvspro/en.asp#downcvs > > Hi, Don, Hmmm, me too am new to CVS and CHACL, I hve just tried what u sugested, but i got some errors, for example, when i am assigning permission to myself, cvs chacl -u tuser -a read,write,create,tag,control i got the following errors: cvs chacl: ignoring CVS BKUP <CVS/Repository missing> setting ACL for directory test I have CVSNT 2.0.58d installed on a Windows Server 2003 standard edition, there is AD installed on the server. And i am accessing the Server from a Windows XP Pro, through SSPI protocol. Can u help me plz, how to set the ACL permissions. Thnks & Regards Vinay