Setting Commit and Checkout Privileges for a Git Repository

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Setting Commit and Checkout Privileges for a Git Repository

We are having a local repository which is accessible to a large number of people. We have to set up a Git repository there such that only certain users have checkout as well as commit privileges. How can we do that.

P.S. : This is a part of our homework assignment in which we have to develop a game and update it using a Git repository. So, if anyone feels like we should not be asking this question here, please do tell.

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I'd recommend gitolite to manage user access to the repository.

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gitolite is installed via git too.

I'm guessing that your teacher probably also meant to teach you – besides using git – to configure git protocols, ssh access (keys etc.).

You already got best advices: gitolite, gitosis, Pro git, adding to this man ssh, man ssh-keygen, man scp and git manual your homework should be easily solved.

takeshin 2010-09-19 09:06:06

Or **gitosis** (see also relevant chapter in free "Pro Git" ebook).

Jakub Narębski 2010-09-19 09:16:09

we cannot install any new software for the task unless absolutely necessary because we don't have the root access to the machine.

abhishekgupta92 2010-09-19 09:28:25

@abhishekgupta92 Then use [github](http://github.com) instead.

takeshin 2010-09-19 09:55:12

we need to set up a local repository.. :-(

abhishekgupta92 2010-09-19 10:18:52

gitolite does not require any root access to a machine. ssh access is sufficient. Please read the documentation.

djs 2010-09-19 22:45:27

@djs: Perhaps the point of the the homework is to learn how to use Unix permissions (owner, group-owner, other; read, write, execute). An SSH-based tool like gitolite or gitosis would work against this purpose (though it would be *another* good homework problem).

Chris Johnsen 2010-09-20 06:50:13

thanks all. I solved the problem using SVN. The homework is about making a game which should be maintained on a local GIT Repository. (SVN was added later due to some issued).thanks takeshin.. for the invaluable information.

abhishekgupta92 2010-09-20 12:14:15

+1 A:

Since it is homework I will try to give hints.

What files and directories do other users need to read to access (or write to commit/push into) a repository?
What methods can you use to control the permission on these files and directories?
Does your application have any configuration options that might help?

Chris Johnsen 2010-09-20 07:00:18

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