RE: Git destroys u+s and g+s directory modes

From: rsbecker@nexbridge.com <rsbecker@nexbridge.com>
Date: Dec 27, 2025, 15:19 UTC
Message-ID: <009101dc7744$3ead0480$bc070d80$@nexbridge.com>
In-Reply-To: <74793560-49ae-494e-afff-9b833dd25d1c@danisch.de>

On December 27, 2025 9:40 AM, Hadmut Danisch wrote:

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> Am 27.12.25 um 15:27 schrieb rsbecker@nexbridge.com:
> > There is an option with ubuntu: Access Control Lists (ACLs). These
> > provide override security for directories that might assist in your
> > process without having to worry about git security settings. It might
> > be worth looking into this option.
> 
> 
> This does not solve the problem, since ACLs do not propagate into newly created
> subdirectories, as group ownership with S_ISGID flag does.
> 
> 
> Please try to understand the problem before trying to solve it.

Without trying to be critical, the POSIX ACLs I have seen provide an option that provides inheritance, so nothing in the repository will block those. That is why I mentioned it. However, perhaps ubuntu does not support that capability.