ACLs on Linux not working as expected...

Hi guys,

I am using Ubuntu Breezy, with kernel-2.6.12. I have the following
packages installed:
-acl
-libacl1
-attr
-eicel

I'm trying to create a directory to contain source code used by the
developers. I've done the following, while logged on as root

mkdir /src
chown :developers /src
chmod 770 /src
setfacl -m g:developers /src

Now, if I'm logged in as a developer (belonging to the 'developers'
group), and try this:
cd /src

I get a permission denied error. What am I doing wrong?

Any help appreciated, thanks.

Regards,
Mike

On 2005-11-29, Cyphos <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> Hi guys,
>
> I am using Ubuntu Breezy, with kernel-2.6.12. I have the following
> packages installed:
> -acl
> -libacl1
> -attr
> -eicel
>
> I'm trying to create a directory to contain source code used by the
> developers. I've done the following, while logged on as root
>
> mkdir /src
> chown :developers /src
> chmod 770 /src
> setfacl -m g:developers /src

That last command has the wrong syntax -- you haven't specified the
ACLs you want to give the developers group. It should be something like:

setfacl -m g:developers:rwx /src

But it seems that your ACL is redundant to your standard permissions.

--
Joshua Baker-LePain
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Duke University