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Re: Unable to create temporary file '/var/git/tmv3-target-overlay.git/shallow_Un8ZOR': Permission denied

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JTJoakim Tjernlund <joakim.tjernlund@transmode.se>
Date
Sep 21, 2015, 17:08 UTC
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On Mon, 2015-09-21 at 09:48 -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:
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> Duy Nguyen <pclouds@gmail.com> writes:
> 
> > Is it really necessary to remove write access in $GIT_DIR? Do we (git
> > devs) have some guidelines about things in $GIT_DIR?
> 
> Those who are allowed to "git push" into it should be able to write
> there.  It is a different matter that "git" program itself may make
> a policy decision to disallow some operations that the filesystem
> bits alone would have allowed (e.g. you can arrange the "pusher" to
> only come over the wire via "receive-pack" and "receive-pack" may
> deliberately lack support for writing into $GIT_DIR/config).
>

I view $GIT_DIR similar to "/" and "/tmp". Normally one does not let normal users write to "/" as you want to keep this level clean. It is not obvious to everybody what files are important under $GIT_DIR when mixed with tmp files etc. $GIT_DIR/tmp would solve this nicely.

 Jocke
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  1. Joakim TjernlundAug 21, 2015
  2. Joakim TjernlundAug 21, 2015
  3. Joakim TjernlundAug 31, 2015
  4. Duy NguyenAug 31, 2015
  5. Joakim TjernlundSep 14, 2015
  6. Duy NguyenSep 17, 2015
  7. Joakim TjernlundSep 17, 2015
  8. Duy NguyenSep 19, 2015
  9. Duy NguyenSep 19, 2015
  10. Johannes SchindelinSep 19, 2015
  11. Joakim TjernlundSep 20, 2015
  12. Joakim TjernlundSep 19, 2015
  13. Junio C HamanoSep 21, 2015
  14. Joakim TjernlundSep 21, 2015
  15. Johannes SchindelinSep 22, 2015
  16. Joakim TjernlundSep 22, 2015
  17. Johannes SchindelinSep 23, 2015
  18. Junio C HamanoSep 23, 2015
  19. Joakim TjernlundSep 23, 2015
  20. Johannes SchindelinSep 23, 2015

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