Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: multiple committers, again

[Martin Langhoff]

On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 14:18:26 +0200, Sergio Gelato
<address@hidden> wrote:
> * Stefan Monnier [2004-08-24 16:44:42 -0400]:
> > ([...] the umask setting should be in the archive itself, so as to
> > make sure noone creates stuff with the wrong umask by mistake).
> 
> Doesn't that point towards patching tla to support explicit chmod of the
> files and directories it creates?
> 
> ("man sftp" doesn't mention a way of changing the remote umask, but at least
> in my version it does list chown, chgrp and chmod subcommands.)

afaik "local" chmod/chown are supported. Remote chmod/chown would
require support in OpenSSH's sft-server. Sadly, there are several
threads in openssh's dev mailing list discussing why they won't
support remote chmod/chown.

cheers,


martin