DigiKam and ACL

[Tez]

Bjarne Wichmann Petersen wrote:
> Hi
>
> I'd like to have a folder shared between my wife and me, containing our 
> DigiKam albums.
>
> This means I need a shared folder where we both have rw access to all files 
> and subdirectories. And any created files and subdirectorie would inherit 
> those filepermissions.
>
> I looked like ACL would be the solution, by setting a default ACL for the 
> shared folder. Ie:
>
> setfacl -d -m u:wife:rw sharedfolder/
>
> But it looks like DigiKam is overruling the default ACL from imported pictures 
> by removing any writeaccess for all except the owner.
>
> Does anyone have an idea how to solve this?
>
> Bjarne
>
>   
You could try setting setting the GID bit on the directory, that way all
the files created will have the same group and group permissions:
chmod g+s sharedfolder/

Tez