RE: DFS Permissions problem

[Derek Winkler]

I would possibly think the same except it works under one username/group
but not another:

> kinfo
 
Identity Expiration: Fri Jun  3 10:48:53 2005
 
Realm:          /.../umiacs.umd.edu
Identity:       wink
Primary Group:  wink
 
Groups:         wink
                staff
> cd /dfs/umaint/stow/UMno/libdata/
> co -l portlist
RCS/portlist,v  -->  portlist
revision 1.1176 (locked)
done
> ci -u portlist
RCS/portlist,v  <--  portlist
file is unchanged; reverting to previous revision 1.1176
done


ananke.umiacs.umd.edu# kinfo
 
Identity Expiration: Sat May 28 08:48:28 2005
 
Realm:          /.../umiacs.umd.edu
Identity:       hosts/ananke.umiacs.umd.edu/self
Primary Group:  none
 
Groups:         none
                subsys/dce/dts-servers
ananke.umiacs.umd.edu# cd /dfs/umaint/stow/UMno/libdata
ananke.umiacs.umd.edu# co -l portlist
RCS/portlist,v  -->  portlist
co: portlist: permission denied on parent directory
ananke.umiacs.umd.edu#

user:hosts/ananke.umiacs.umd.edu/self *and* group:subsys/dce/dts-servers
have the same acl permissions as group:staff on
/dfs/umaint/stow/UMno/libdata, /dfs/umaint/stow/UMno/libdata/portlist,
/dfs/umaint/stow/UMno/libdata/RCS, and
/dfs/umaint/stow/UMno/libdata/portlist,v

--Derek

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Aaron S. Hawley [mailto:address@hidden 
> Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 11:34 PM
> To: Derek Winkler
> Cc: address@hidden
> Subject: Re: DFS Permissions problem
> 
> On Wed, 25 May 2005, Derek Winkler wrote:
> 
> > ...
> >
> > I gave the local root permissions to another file that it 
> previously 
> > wasn't allowed to edit and the change took effect... I was able to 
> > write to the file. Is there something else that co looks at 
> that I'm missing?
> 
> Welcome Derek,
> 
> My guess is the problem is associated with not having 
> permissions for the
> *directory* be writable.  Nothing to do with DCE/DFS.
> 
> /a
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