id summary reporter owner description type status priority milestone component version resolution keywords cc 8 createrepo and yum-arch ignore environment umask settings whiterocker skvidal 1. create a directory with g+wst permissions\r\n2. place a bunch of RPMs in that directory\r\n3. run createrepo in the directory\r\n\r\nThe result is the repodata subdir has the correct GID but does not retain the intended +w writeability.\r\n\r\nRather than change default behaviour, I suggest a new command-line option for createrepo that allows the adoption of group-write permissions from the working directory. defect new major createrepo