Re: subversion changes file permissions on commit

On 21.10.2013 18:16, Attila Nagy wrote:
> On 10/15/2013 08:09 AM, Attila Nagy wrote:
>>
>> I store OS images in svn, so I need to record file permissions and
>> ownership. For this, I use properties.
>> But svn changes real file permissions:
> OK, long story short. Isn't this a security issue?

No, because Subversion does not promise to restore original file
permissions, and therefore you shouldn't rely on it to do so.

There used to be a Unix-specific patch for storing and restoring the
permissions bits, but it does not appear to be mantained.

-- Brane

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