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Thanks for the help and the links.
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od) to do regular CVS transactions (ci=2Cco=2Cadd=2Cetc) but don't actually=
have user id/pw on the linux server and no entries in /etc/passwd? For sec=
urity reasons we just want them to have access to the repository and not an=
ything else on the linux server.
http://ximbiot.com/cvs/manual/cvs-1.11.23/cvs_2.html#IDX87
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http://ximbiot.com/cvs/manual/cvs-1.11.23/cvs_2.html#SEC32
"On the other hand=2C once a user has non-read-only access to the reposit=
ory=2C=20
Thanks for the help and the links.
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Date: Mon=2C 2 Mar 2009 13:15:54 -0500
Subject: Restricting users from command prompts [was: (no sub)]
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wincvs on windows client machines could use the pserver method (or any meth=Subject: Restricting users from command prompts [was: (no sub)]
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Hi all
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Is there any way to set up CVS on a Redhat Linux server so users using =
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Is there any way to set up CVS on a Redhat Linux server so users using =
od) to do regular CVS transactions (ci=2Cco=2Cadd=2Cetc) but don't actually=
have user id/pw on the linux server and no entries in /etc/passwd? For sec=
urity reasons we just want them to have access to the repository and not an=
ything else on the linux server.
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Thanks
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http://ximbiot.com/cvs/manual/cvs-1.11.23/cvs_2.html#IDX87
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http://ximbiot.com/cvs/manual/cvs-1.11.23/cvs_2.html#SEC32
"On the other hand=2C once a user has non-read-only access to the reposit=
she can execute programs on the server system through a variety of means.=
=20Thus=2C repository access implies fairly broad system access as well. It =
might=20be possible to modify CVS to prevent that=2C but no one has done so as of=
this=20writing."
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i.e.=2C you may be (probably are) buying yourself nothing. either you tru=
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i.e.=2C you may be (probably are) buying yourself nothing. either you tru=
your users or you don't.