Re: git gc changes ownerships of files linux

From: brian m. carlson <sandals@crustytoothpaste.net>
Date: Feb 11, 2024, 19:09 UTC
Message-ID: <ZckbeJqdvIfY4YPu@tapette.crustytoothpaste.net>
In-Reply-To: <xmqqcyt39cju.fsf@gitster.g>

On 2024-02-11 at 16:43:33, Junio C Hamano wrote:

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> You definitely must set up your initial directory with g+s if you
> are usihng the group-writable shared directory model (which I would
> actually be surprised to see in 2020---is a shared machine with more
> than one user-account still a thing???); adjust_shared_perm() will
> not help you there.

I think it's relatively common to have shell hosts from which to log into production machines, or to have shared hosts for students at universities, and I do know that shared web hosting is still quite popular (because it tends to be very economical and low maintenance for the user).

I don't know that shared repositories are really that common anymore, and I do usually recommend that people clone their own copies whenever possible, but I have seen posts on StackOverflow where people are in fact using a shared repository (possibly with multiple worktrees) on one system for various reasons.

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brian m. carlson (he/him or they/them)
Toronto, Ontario, CA