Re: {file,directory} permissions within /usr/{src,xenocara,ports}
For xenocara i followed the faq. For ports if you want to follow stable
then dpb worked with 777.It was 775 but dpb didnt work. I tried to
change the owner and permissions of {DISTDIR},{PORTSDIR} {WRKOBJDIR}
{PACKAGE_REPOSITORY} and {PLIST_REPOSITORY} to _pbuild but it still
failed to build the packages.This isnt probably the "best practices" but
port documentation is a bit old.
PS.I guess there is another directory dpb need access or i made a
stupid mistake :-p
On 01/19/17 19:14, Jonathan Thornburg wrote:
> What are the "best practices" file and directory permissions within
> the /usr/{src,xenocara,ports} trees in the context of anonymous-cvs
> updating?
>
> http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq5.html#wsrc suggests that the top-level
> directories /usr/{xenocara,ports} should be mode 775, but doesn't say
> what permissions subdirectories and individual files should have. The
> current {src,sys,ports,xenocara}.tar.gz tarballs on my local mirror
> show files/directories being modes 644 and 755 respectively (both owned
> by deraadt/wheel in the tarball). Unpacking these as a non-root user
> (in the wsrc group) as suggested by http://www.openbsd.org/anoncvs.html
> will leave permissions which depend on that user's umask.
>
> Is the current "best practice" to create a separate user for source-tree
> cvs operations, or do do it as "myself" (already in wsrc, wheel, operator,
> and various other groups)?
>
> Alternatively, is there a Fine Manual I've overlooked which documents
> this?
>
> Thanks, ciao,
{file,directory} permissions within /usr/{src,xenocara,ports}
What are the "best practices" file and directory permissions within
the /usr/{src,xenocara,ports} trees in the context of anonymous-cvs
updating?
http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq5.html#wsrc suggests that the top-level
directories /usr/{xenocara,ports} should be mode 775, but doesn't say
what permissions subdirectories and individual files should have. The
current {src,sys,ports,xenocara}.tar.gz tarballs on my local mirror
show files/directories being modes 644 and 755 respectively (both owned
by deraadt/wheel in the tarball). Unpacking these as a non-root user
(in the wsrc group) as suggested by http://www.openbsd.org/anoncvs.html
will leave permissions which depend on that user's umask.
Is the current "best practice" to create a separate user for source-tree
cvs operations, or do do it as "myself" (already in wsrc, wheel, operator,
and various other groups)?
Alternatively, is there a Fine Manual I've overlooked which documents
this?
Thanks, ciao,
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