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@ -13,18 +13,13 @@ Windows) that does:
1. git -c core.sharedRepository=true init $repo
2. cd $repo; git annex init
4. chmod 777 -R $repo
5. Add $repo to C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\.config\git-annex\autostart
5. Add $repo to C:\.config\git-annex\autostart
6. If git-annex service does not yet exist in nssm, set it up and start it.
Note that the shared repository perms are not perfect, but this should
allow any user to drop files into the annex, and whatever use the service
runs as (probably LocalService) can write to the .git/ repository).
**Problem**: With 2 users writing to one repository, files and subdirs
will end up owned by git-annex or by the desktop user, and the other user
won't be able to eg, edit a file or remove a file from a directory.
Make git-annex read `C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\.config\git-annex\autostart`
on Windows, rather than the one in $HOME. This way, `git annex assistant
Make git-annex read `C:\.config\git-annex\autostart`
on Windows, in addition to the one in $HOME. This way, `git annex assistant
--autostart` and `git annex webapp` will use it, no matter which user.
This bypasses the normal webapp configuration of the repo, but an annex
folder on the desktop is a fine default in Windows, and the webapp can be
used to add other repositories if desired. (Might need to tweak their
permissions though.)