[ic] products directory setgid

Jean-Philippe Bouchard jeanphil@sitepak.com
Wed, 01 Nov 2000 10:08:56 -0500


Steve & Patti Getzinger wrote:
> 
> Jean-Philippe Bouchard wrote:
> 
> > Hello folks,
> >
> > Two questions.
> >
> > First, why is the products directory setgid? What does it mean exactly
> > to be setgid for a directory?
> >
> > Second, we are setting catalogs for several users on the same system and
> > we thought of implementing the following scheme. The interchange server
> > runs as user interch and this user is in the group interch (the only one
> > in that group). Every files and directories under every catalog
> > directories are owned by the catalog user and the group is interch (even
> > though the user isn't in the group; our sysadmin told us we can do
> > this). This way, the interchange server can read/write/create/delete
> > those files. Since no one is in the group interch besides interch, that
> > makes it as safe as the M (MULTIPLE GROUP) makecat scheme. I was
> > wondering why you don't offer this scheme in makecat? Wouldn't it be
> > simpler to have only one group instead of having to put the interchange
> > user in every catalog users' group.
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
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> > Jean-Philippe Bouchard
> > Sitepak - http://www.sitepak.com/
> > jeanphil@sitepak.com
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> How could I manage my site if I do not have rights?

You own the files under your catalog, wouldn't that be enough?

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Jean-Philippe Bouchard            
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