| Shared configuration problems [message #103355] |
Tue, 20 September 2005 16:27 |
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Originally posted by: todd.vrco.com
Hello,
I am trying to follow the directions for 'shared configuration' from the
eclipse online help at:
http://help.eclipse.org/help31/index.jsp?topic=/org.eclipse. platform.doc.isv/reference/misc/multi_user_installs.html
> Scenario #3 - shared configuration
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> Here users share not only an install area but also a master configuration area. Users still have, by default, their own private writable configuration areas. A user's private configuration area is cascaded to the master configuration and will not contain any interesting data if the master configuration has been fully initialized and no changes to the set of plug-ins to be installed has occurred.
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> In this scenario, the system administrator initializes the master configuration (typically under the install location), and ensures the whole install and configuration areas are read-only to users. When users run the Eclipse-based product from the shared install location, since they do not have write access privileges to the configuration area under the install area, a local configuration area will be automatically computed and initialized.
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> The more fully initialized the shared configuration is, the less need there is for files to be created under the local configuration.
I believe I followed the steps correctly, I ran eclipse once to do an
initial configuration, and then changed the access perms to read-only(at
first for just the configuration/ dir, and then I tried all of the
eclipse/ dir).
But I get the following error when I try to run eclipse the second time:
> !MESSAGE Error reading configuration: /home/todd/ange/ext/eclipse/3.1/configuration/org.eclipse.os gi/.manager/.fileTableLock (Permission denied)
> !STACK 0
> java.io.FileNotFoundException: /home/todd/ange/ext/eclipse/3.1/configuration/org.eclipse.os gi/.manager/.fileTableLock (Permission denied)
I thought Eclipse was supposed to detect that it was read-only and
create a private local configuration that cascades of the master
configuration.
I'm new to Eclipse and have been tasked with getting Eclipse setup for a
team of developers, all of which are relatively new to Eclipse
themselves. I had hoped to have them use a shared install with a bunch
of plug-ins they need, and to enforce some shared coding preferences
such as code style and format.
I've hunted around some, but it doesn't seem to be a very well
documented /discussed arrangement, which surprises me, I'd think a lot
of groups might want to do something similar. But maybe enterprises use
the eclipse Software Update and maintain a local internal site?
Thanks
Todd
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