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

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HDHadmut Danisch <hadmut@danisch.de>
Date
Dec 27, 2025, 14:40 UTC
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<74793560-49ae-494e-afff-9b833dd25d1c@danisch.de>
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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.
regards
Hadmut
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