Re: Blocking root from SVN repository

2014-08-27 Thread Nico Kadel-Garcia
On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 12:58 PM, Bob Archer wrote: >> -Original Message- >> And I hate to repeat myself, but I'll repeat for the third time this >> question: if file:// is not intended to be used, then what are the available >> options for those who need a version control system and can't

Re: Blocking root from SVN repository

2014-08-27 Thread Nico Kadel-Garcia
On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 10:34 AM, Zé wrote: > On 08/27/2014 01:49 PM, Les Mikesell wrote: >> >> It's basically a bad idea to usefile:// access at all for anything >> >> that might be used under multiple user ids. Maybe even for a single >> user... > > > Well, that sucks. If file:// is not to be

RE: Blocking root from SVN repository

2014-08-27 Thread Bob Archer
> -Original Message- > And I hate to repeat myself, but I'll repeat for the third time this > question: if file:// is not intended to be used, then what are the available > options for those who need a version control system and can't set up a > server? > > Zé Does the file server support

Re: Blocking root from SVN repository

2014-08-27 Thread Dave Huang
On Aug 27, 2014, at 10:08, Zé wrote: > On 08/27/2014 03:53 PM, Les Mikesell wrote: >> It's not that you can't use it, just that it can't protect you from >> the things that can happen through direct file system access. Like >> accidentally deleting the whole repo or changing ownership or >> per

Re: Blocking root from SVN repository

2014-08-27 Thread jblist
On Aug 27, 2014, at 8:28 AM, Zé wrote: > Additionally, to those security-concious people, installing servers on your > workstation just to access local repositories isn't exactly on the top of > best practices. Don't you agree? > Not at all. Running a "server" which only answers to calls v

Re: Blocking root from SVN repository

2014-08-27 Thread Robert Heller
At Wed, 27 Aug 2014 16:28:46 +0100 =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Z=E9?= wrote: > > On 08/27/2014 04:15 PM, Andreas Krey wrote: > > The difference being that anybody can accidentally do a rm -rf on the > > part after the file - anybody who can work with the repo. > > (...) > > > When you have a machine to pl

Re: Blocking root from SVN repository

2014-08-27 Thread jblist
On Aug 27, 2014, at 8:41 AM, Les Mikesell wrote: > On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 10:28 AM, Zé wrote: >>> >> >> And I hate to repeat myself, but I'll repeat for the third time this >> question: if file:// is not intended to be used, then what are the available >> options for those who need a version

Re: Blocking root from SVN repository

2014-08-27 Thread Les Mikesell
On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 10:28 AM, Zé wrote: > > > > And I hate to repeat myself, but I'll repeat for the third time this > question: if file:// is not intended to be used, then what are the available > options for those who need a version control system and can't set up a > server? The answer isn

Re: Blocking root from SVN repository

2014-08-27 Thread Robert Heller
At Wed, 27 Aug 2014 16:08:14 +0100 =?UTF-8?B?WsOp?= wrote: > > On 08/27/2014 03:53 PM, Les Mikesell wrote: > > It's not that you can't use it, just that it can't protect you from > > the things that can happen through direct file system access. Like > > accidentally deleting the whole repo or c

Re: Blocking root from SVN repository

2014-08-27 Thread Kris Deugau
Zé wrote: > On 08/27/2014 01:49 PM, Les Mikesell wrote: >> It's basically a bad idea to usefile:// access at all for anything >> that might be used under multiple user ids. Maybe even for a single >> user... > > Well, that sucks. If file:// is not to be used then what are the > available option

Re: Blocking root from SVN repository

2014-08-27 Thread Ryan Schmidt
On Aug 27, 2014, at 10:28 AM, Zé wrote: > > Additionally, to those security-concious people, installing servers on your > workstation just to access local repositories isn't exactly on the top of > best practices. Don't you agree? > > And I hate to repeat myself, but I'll repeat for the third

Re: Blocking root from SVN repository

2014-08-27 Thread Les Mikesell
On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 10:08 AM, Zé wrote: > On 08/27/2014 03:53 PM, Les Mikesell wrote: >> >> It's not that you can't use it, just that it can't protect you from >> the things that can happen through direct file system access. Like >> accidentally deleting the whole repo or changing ownership o

Re: Blocking root from SVN repository

2014-08-27 Thread
On 08/27/2014 04:15 PM, Andreas Krey wrote: The difference being that anybody can accidentally do a rm -rf on the part after the file - anybody who can work with the repo. (...) When you have a machine to place thefile:// to, you also have something to run a server on. If the machine you p

Re: Blocking root from SVN repository

2014-08-27 Thread Andy Levy
On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 11:15 AM, Andreas Krey wrote: > On Wed, 27 Aug 2014 16:08:14 +, Zé wrote: > ... >> >> I don't see your point. There's also a likelihood that those accidents >> can happen on a remote server. > > The difference being that anybody can accidentally do a rm -rf on the > pa

Re: Blocking root from SVN repository

2014-08-27 Thread Andreas Krey
On Wed, 27 Aug 2014 16:08:14 +, Zé wrote: ... > > I don't see your point. There's also a likelihood that those accidents > can happen on a remote server. The difference being that anybody can accidentally do a rm -rf on the part after the file - anybody who can work with the repo. In a ser

Re: Blocking root from SVN repository

2014-08-27 Thread
On 08/27/2014 03:53 PM, Les Mikesell wrote: It's not that you can't use it, just that it can't protect you from the things that can happen through direct file system access. Like accidentally deleting the whole repo or changing ownership or permissions. I don't see your point. There's also a

Re: Blocking root from SVN repository

2014-08-27 Thread Les Mikesell
On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 9:34 AM, Zé wrote: > On 08/27/2014 01:49 PM, Les Mikesell wrote: >> >> It's basically a bad idea to usefile:// access at all for anything >> >> that might be used under multiple user ids. Maybe even for a single >> user... > > > Well, that sucks. If file:// is not to be

Re: Blocking root from SVN repository

2014-08-27 Thread
On 08/27/2014 01:49 PM, Les Mikesell wrote: It's basically a bad idea to usefile:// access at all for anything that might be used under multiple user ids. Maybe even for a single user... Well, that sucks. If file:// is not to be used then what are the available options to those who only nee

Re: Blocking root from SVN repository

2014-08-27 Thread Stefan Sperling
On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 07:49:30AM -0500, Les Mikesell wrote: > On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 6:36 AM, D'Arcy J.M. Cain wrote: > > I have read the posts about trying to deal with an untrusted root. I > > know that there is no point in even trying. That's not my issue. My > > issue is that sometimes I

Re: Blocking root from SVN repository

2014-08-27 Thread Les Mikesell
On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 6:36 AM, D'Arcy J.M. Cain wrote: > I have read the posts about trying to deal with an untrusted root. I > know that there is no point in even trying. That's not my issue. My > issue is that sometimes I accidentally commit as root and files get > changed to root ownership

Blocking root from SVN repository

2014-08-27 Thread D'Arcy J.M. Cain
I have read the posts about trying to deal with an untrusted root. I know that there is no point in even trying. That's not my issue. My issue is that sometimes I accidentally commit as root and files get changed to root ownership blocking normal access to the repository. All I want is something