From 69f4179c8165609bfddd318983735dffc832fa7e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "http://joeyh.name/" Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 17:41:47 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Added a comment --- ..._1_a8d22dfefb219f0c9130cc294364b198._comment | 17 +++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/forum/Share_with_friend_copies_only_sym_links/comment_1_a8d22dfefb219f0c9130cc294364b198._comment diff --git a/doc/forum/Share_with_friend_copies_only_sym_links/comment_1_a8d22dfefb219f0c9130cc294364b198._comment b/doc/forum/Share_with_friend_copies_only_sym_links/comment_1_a8d22dfefb219f0c9130cc294364b198._comment new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..97b78b9219 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/forum/Share_with_friend_copies_only_sym_links/comment_1_a8d22dfefb219f0c9130cc294364b198._comment @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +[[!comment format=mdwn + username="http://joeyh.name/" + ip="4.153.14.105" + subject="comment 1" + date="2013-09-19T17:41:47Z" + content=""" +git-annex can only share the contents of files with a friend when you both have access to a transfer repository. Your friend's git-annex webapp should detect that it does not have such a repository, and should be displaying an alert like this: + +[[assistant/cloudnudge.png]] +(But in this case it should say \"Unable to download files from \") + +So, you need to give your friend access to the S3 repository that you're already using to keep your 2 computers in sync. Or, set up some other transfer repository that you both can access. + +There is a way in S3 to create another key that can read and write to a S3 bucket. You can then give that key to your friend. + +Or, you could set up a shared git repository on a ssh server you both have access to. Or, set up a box.com remote -- the webapp will offer to store the box.com credentials and share them with your friend. +"""]]