Setting Commit and Checkout Privileges for a Git Repository

We are having a local reposit开发者_JAVA百科ory which is accessible to a large number of people. We have to set up a Git repository there such that only certain users have checkout as well as commit privileges. How can we do that.

P.S. : This is a part of our homework assignment in which we have to develop a game and update it using a Git repository. So, if anyone feels like we should not be asking this question here, please do tell.

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I'd recommend gitolite to manage user access to the repository.

Edit after comments:

gitolite is installed via git too.

I'm guessing that your teacher probably also meant to teach you – besides using git – to configure git protocols, ssh access (keys etc.).

You already got best advices: gitolite, gitosis, Pro git, adding to this man ssh, man ssh-keygen, man scp and git manual your homework should be easily solved.

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Since it is homework I will try to give hints.

• What files and directories do other users need to read to access (or write to commit/push into) a repository?

• What methods can you use to control the permission on these files and directories?

• Does your application have any configuration options that might help?