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1 files changed, 19 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/doc/bugs/Git_annex_add_fails_on_read-only_files.mdwn b/doc/bugs/Git_annex_add_fails_on_read-only_files.mdwn index b7a2e8ddd..26ee29e6d 100644 --- a/doc/bugs/Git_annex_add_fails_on_read-only_files.mdwn +++ b/doc/bugs/Git_annex_add_fails_on_read-only_files.mdwn @@ -1,15 +1,27 @@ ### Please describe the problem. -Git annex cannot add files that are marked read-only +Git annex cannot add/import files in folders without w or x permission + +Note that (as stated in the comments) this might not be a bug. The problem might somewhere within Git, because Git does not manage file permissions very well. I was just hoping that I could import large directory trees into git-annex with a simple call to "git annex import"; now it seems I have to fix their permissions first. ### What steps will reproduce the problem? - $ echo "This should not be modified" > read_only_file.txt - $ chmod 400 read_only_file.txt - $ git annex add . - add read_only_file.txt (checksum...) - git-annex: read_only_file.txt: removeLink: permission denied (Permission denied) - failed + $ cd /tmp + $ mkdir -p folder/subfolder + $ echo "some text" > folder/subfolder/some_file.txt + $ chmod 500 folder/subfolder + $ mkdir annex + $ cd annex + $ git init + $ git annex init "Testing git annex" + $ git annex import ../folder + Fails + $ chmod 600 ../folder/subfolder + $ git annex import ../folder + Fails + $ chmod 700 ../folder/subfolder + $ git annex import ../folder + Works. Subfolder now has 755 permissions ### What version of git-annex are you using? On what operating system? @@ -23,11 +35,3 @@ Git annex cannot add files that are marked read-only upgrade supported from repository versions: 0 1 2 git version 1.8.4.3 - -> Per my comment, I don't think the above reproduction steps are accurate. -> I think the bug reporter must have actually had a directory that did not -> have the write bit set, or some other problem that prevented git-annex -> from writing to the directory, and not to the file. -> -> Closing as apparently not a bug. Please comment back if you have -> better infomation. [[done]] --[[Joey]] |