Re: Permission scheme: Real world test needed
On Die, 14 Feb 2006, Frank Küster wrote:
> > # this question has not been seen, so if the permissions are
> > # - either the new permissions 3775 as we want to ship them
> > # - or the permissions as shipped by old tetex versions
> > # then set the managecache to true, otherwise to false
> > # we will later change it to 3775 in the true case
> > if [ $PERMS = 3775 -o $PERMS = 1777 ] ; then
> > db_set tex-common/managecache true || true
> > db_set tex-common/groupname "$GROUP" || true
>
> Will this not set the group ownership to root if it is a fresh install?
Yup, I removed the db_set groupname, thus it should pick up the Default
as specified in the template.
> > In the test
> > SEEN = true and PERMS = 3775
> > should we also check wether all subdirectories have 3775?
>
> Formally - maybe yes. But in fact: no. I'd keep it like it is until we
> get a bug report with an explanation why it makes sense to have a
> different setting in the subdirs. I don't think it's worth it.
Puuuhhh, good, thanks.
All submitted. Needs some testing.
Best wishes
Norbert
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