Re: subversion changes file permissions on commit

On 22.10.2013 07:13, Branko Čibej wrote:
> 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.

And moreover the working copy keeps a pristine version of every
(committed) file; those pristine versions are also created with the
default permissions dictated by umask.

-- Brane

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