[Pkg-mpd-maintainers] Bug#299672: Allow config tweaking of playlist permissions

[Jakob Kjær Butler]

Hi Florian,

Wow - I only vaguely recall ever raising this bug :)

I don't see any value in keeping it open, so please feel free to close 
it.

Thanks and best regards,

-- 
Jakob Kjær Butler
makob at makob.dk


On 2015-01-26 22:52, Florian Schlichting wrote:
> tags 299672 + moreinfo
> thanks
> 
> 
> Hi Jakob,
> 
>> I would like to be able to specify "new playlist file permissions" in 
>> the
>> config file so generated playlists can be group-writable.
>> 
>> As of now, the umask is set to 0022 in /etc/init.d/mpd, which is ok 
>> with
>> regards to the database-file, but too restrictive for playlists, IMO.
>> 
>> Feel free to pass this along upsteam (or let me know if I should file 
>> an
>> upstream wishlist bug directly instead ;-)
> 
> if you're still interested in this feature request after it has been
> sitting in the Debian BTS for almost ten years, please DO take it
> upstream, probably explaining a little more about your use case 
> (multi-user
> systems and group permissions seem increasingly out of fashion...)
> 
> If on the other hand if you see no value in keeping it open any longer,
> please don't hesitate to close this bug or tell me to close it.
> 
> I'm sorry if you were still expecting someone to pick this up...
> 
> Florian