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[PATCH v2 3/5] mingw: provide details about unsafe directories' ownership

From
Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
Date
Aug 8, 2022, 13:27 UTC
Message-ID
<6349481810585d4dba2187266510d71fb2471cb7.1659965270.git.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
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From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>

When Git refuses to use an existing repository because it is owned by someone else than the current user, it can be a bit tricky on Windows to figure out what is going on.

Let's help with that by providing more detailed information.
Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
---
 compat/mingw.c | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+)
diff --git a/compat/mingw.c b/compat/mingw.c
index f12b7df16d9..2c09c5bffee 100644
--- a/compat/mingw.c
+++ b/compat/mingw.c
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "../git-compat-util.h"
 #include "win32.h"
 #include <aclapi.h>
+#include <sddl.h>
 #include <conio.h>
 #include <wchar.h>
 #include "../strbuf.h"
@@ -2720,6 +2721,29 @@ int is_path_owned_by_current_sid(const char *path, struct strbuf *report)
 		    IsValidSid(current_user_sid) &&
 		    EqualSid(sid, current_user_sid))
 			result = 1;
+		else if (report) {
+			LPSTR str1, str2, to_free1 = NULL, to_free2 = NULL;
+
+			if (ConvertSidToStringSidA(sid, &str1))
+				to_free1 = str1;
+			else
+				str1 = "(inconvertible)";
+
+			if (!current_user_sid)
+				str2 = "(none)";
+			else if (!IsValidSid(current_user_sid))
+				str2 = "(invalid)";
+			else if (ConvertSidToStringSidA(current_user_sid, &str2))
+				to_free2 = str2;
+			else
+				str2 = "(inconvertible)";
+			strbuf_addf(report,
+				    "'%s' is owned by:\n"
+				    "\t'%s'\nbut the current user is:\n"
+				    "\t'%s'\n", path, str1, str2);
+			LocalFree(to_free1);
+			LocalFree(to_free2);
+		}
 	}
 
 	/*
-- 
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  2. 1/3 Allow debugging unsafe directories' ownershipJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Jul 13, 2022
  3. Junio C HamanoJul 13, 2022
  4. Junio C HamanoJul 14, 2022
  5. Johannes SchindelinJul 15, 2022
  6. Johannes SchindelinAug 8, 2022
  7. 2/3 mingw: handle a file owned by the Administrators group correctlyJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Jul 13, 2022
  8. 3/3 mingw: be more informative when ownership check fails on FAT32Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Jul 13, 2022
  9. 0/5 Some improvements to safe.directory on WindowsJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Aug 8, 2022
  10. 1/5 setup: fix some formattingJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Aug 8, 2022
  11. 2/5 Prepare for more detailed "dubious ownership" messagesJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Aug 8, 2022
  12. 3/5 mingw: provide details about unsafe directories' ownershipJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Aug 8, 2022
  13. 4/5 mingw: be more informative when ownership check fails on FAT32Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Aug 8, 2022
  14. 5/5 mingw: handle a file owned by the Administrators group correctlyJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Aug 8, 2022
  15. Junio C HamanoAug 8, 2022
  16. Johannes SchindelinAug 9, 2022

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