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Why are new files and directories being created with the wrong group on the server?

April 26, 2017Directories files group server wrong

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Why are new files and directories being created with the wrong group on the server?

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If the files are being created owned by your default group and you’d rather they be created owned by the same group that owns the parent directory, try setting the “setgid” bit on all directories under $CVSROOT (‘chmod -R g+s $CVSROOT’). This enables BSD style new file and directory ownership.