So I thought that was that, but then I came across a few problems and found out that I also needed to change the default group of the new developer accounts I created. This would enable the user to maintain the correct group ownership when they change the repository (through git pull for example). In our example it will make/update files with the group *work* To do this I did: bc.. newgrp [group_name] p. To verify the default user group just type in this command whilst logged in as the user. bc.. id p. The first *gid* should be set to the new group. Or you could just create a file and have a look at the group ownership. I also found out that I need to add the following line into my *config* file under my remote git repository bc.. sharedrepository = 1 p. It all seems to be working correctly. Multiple people can commit to the repository and they can do git pulls on the server maintaining correct group permissions. h2. References: * "How To: UNIX Add A User To A Group":http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/unix-add-user-to-group/ * "Tech Tip: Manage user groups in Linux":http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-22_11-5349294.html <small> Image from : "silversprite":http://www.flickr.com/photos/silversprite/2636812931/ </small> 2 46 2009-02-20T00:00:00Z 32 true git-linux-group-access

!http://hamza.khan-cheema.com/images/no-tresspass.jpg! For a recent project I had to setup a remote Git repository that was going to be used by multiple contributors. I had a few issues with permissions that I had to work thorough, so I thought I would make a note of them in case anyone else has similar issues. I first created a new Linux user for the project and then created a bare Git repository by following "these instructions":http://paulbarry.com/articles/2008/12/29/quick-and-dirty-git-repository in the new users home directory. For examples sake lets say that the new git repository is owned by the *work* user with the *work* group. I then created new user accounts for each of the developers. This would allow them to have ssh access to the box and commit to the repository. I then added each new user to the *work* group by using the following command: bc.. usermod -G [group_name] [user_name]

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