[ic] products directory setgid

[Jean-Philippe Bouchard]

Mike Heins wrote:
> 
> Quoting Jean-Philippe Bouchard (jeanphil@sitepak.com):
> > Hello folks,
> >
> > Two questions.
> >
> > First, why is the products directory setgid? What does it mean exactly
> > to be setgid for a directory?
> 
> Standard UNIX FAQ -- it causes new files created in that directory to
> default to the same group as the directory.

I found out the FAQ and read it, thanks.
 
> >
> > 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.
> >
> 
> The problem is that the user can't create a directory that will operate
> that way. So it would be impossible for the user to create files that
> can be operated on by Interchange....of course if all directories are
> always setgid then that is no problem, but I doubt you can expect your
> users to figure that out. 8-)

Good point, I should have specified that the users will manage their
catalogs uniquely through IC, no shell or FTP access. Our wizard runs
makecat as root on creation and that's all.
 
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Jean-Philippe Bouchard            
Sitepak - http://www.sitepak.com/ 
jeanphil@sitepak.com              
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