Re: Permission scheme: Real world test needed
On Die, 14 Feb 2006, Frank Küster wrote:
> > if [ $PERMS = 3775 ] ; then
> > db_set tex-common/managecache true || true
> > db_set tex-common/groupname "$GROUP" || true
> > else
> > db_set tex-common/managecache false || true
> > fi
> >
> > Most people WONT have 3775, so it will always show NO as default.
> > Then most people will just enter (or are above low so not get asked
> > anyway).
> > So most people stay in the old scheme.
> > So we get many bugs?
> >
> > Suggestion: Always set it to true?
>
> If it doesn't get too complicated, we can also do it like this:
>
> - check whether the question has already been seen. If yes, only set to
> true if $PERMS = 3755
It cannot be seen already, it is a new question. And we cannot use
managedlsr as it is a completely different question.
I would say something similar like this:
> - If no, also set to true if the permissions match previous install
> defaults (currently a sid upgraded from sarge is 1777, and I'll look
> up others soon).
If the current permissions are either 3775 or 1777, then set the question
to true otherwise false. In both cases change it to 3775.
Best wishes
Norbert
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