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authorScott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com>2011-09-27 06:07:53 -0700
committerRichard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>2011-10-04 13:46:38 +0100
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documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml: edits to FILESYSTEM_PERMS_TABLES.
Some minor re-wordings to give some context on how to use these special files and the variable to point to them. (From yocto-docs rev: 4482b42f4a224bada7a0fa5fe4821a753ba55d80) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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411 <glossdef> 411 <glossdef>
412 <para>Allows you to define your own file permissions settings table as part of 412 <para>Allows you to define your own file permissions settings table as part of
413 your configuration for the packaging process. 413 your configuration for the packaging process.
414 For example, suppose you need a consistent set of custom permissions for
415 a set of groups and users across an entire work project.
416 It is best to do this in the packages themselves but this is not always
417 possible.
418 </para>
419 <para>
414 By default, the Yocto Project uses the <filename>fs-perms.txt</filename>, which 420 By default, the Yocto Project uses the <filename>fs-perms.txt</filename>, which
415 is located in the <filename>meta/files</filename> directory of the Yocto Project 421 is located in the <filename>meta/files</filename> directory of the Yocto Project
416 files directory. 422 files directory.
417 While it is recommended that you just allow the build system to use the
418 default <filename>fs-perms.txt</filename>, you can create and use
419 your own file permissions file and then set
420 the <filename>FILESYSTEM_PERMS_TABLES</filename> variable to point to that
421 file.
422 </para>
423 <para>
424 If you create your own file permissions setting table, you should place it in your 423 If you create your own file permissions setting table, you should place it in your
425 layer or the distros layer. 424 layer or the distros layer.
425 </para>
426 <para>
426 You define the <filename>FILESYSTEM_PERMS_TABLES</filename> variable in the 427 You define the <filename>FILESYSTEM_PERMS_TABLES</filename> variable in the
427 <filename>conf/local.conf</filename> file found in the Yocto Project's 428 <filename>conf/local.conf</filename> file, which is found in the Yocto Project's
428 build directory. 429 build directory, to point to your custom <filename>fs-perms.txt</filename>.
430 You can specify more than a single file permissions setting table.
431 The paths you specify to these files must be defined within the
432 <filename>BBPATH</filename> variable.
429 </para> 433 </para>
430 <para> 434 <para>
431 For guidance on how to create your own file permissions settings table file, 435 For guidance on how to create your own file permissions settings table file,
432 see the <filename>fs-perms.txt</filename>. 436 examine the existing <filename>fs-perms.txt</filename>.
433 </para> 437 </para>
434 </glossdef> 438 </glossdef>
435 </glossentry> 439 </glossentry>