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Hi! A recurring issue in this newsgroup appears about PreservePermissions and cvs edit followed by cvs commit not leaving files in read-only mode. I tried to set up PreservePermissions=no, then PreservePermissions=yes in the administrative file CVSROOT/config (with a cvs commit which reported "cvs commit: Rebuilding administrative file database"). I looked at the file CVSROOT/.#config which seems to ignore or reverse the setting (!). In either case, the "permissions 666;" gets in the repository whenever a commit is done. Now my cvs repository has some files with permissions 666; and others not (from older RCS data files). Is there any chance that this issue can be clarified? (A) Clarifications about PreservePermissions and how to set it. (B) Support status of cvs watch on/off and cvs edit/unedit in cvsnt (this is the main issue, a well documented feature of CVS for which many cvsnt users experience problems) (C) Mechanisms to manipulate and/or purge the "permissions 666;" in the repository. I quote Open Source Development With CVS: PreservePermissions governs whether to preserve file permissions and similar metadata in the revision history. This is a somewhat obscure feature that probably isn't worth describing in detail. Thanks. -- - Thierry Moreau CONNOTECH Experts-conseils inc. 9130 Place de Montgolfier Montreal, Qc H2M 2A1 Tel.: (514)385-5691 Fax: (514)385-5900 e-mail: thierry.moreau at connotech.com