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.

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.

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?