Hi, Robert Johnson wrote: > I'm not sure this is a bug or the documentation is wrong, > or I'm misunderstanding the concept. > > In the SVN doc: > > Section 6.5 Path-Based Authorization > > [paint:/projects/paint] > > jane = r > > @paint-developers = rw > > > > Another important fact is that the first matching rule > > is the one which gets applied to a user. In the prior > > example, even though Jane is a member of the paint-developers > > group (which has read/write access), the jane = r rule > > will be discovered and matched before the group rule, > > thus denying Jane write access.
Older versions of the SVN book were wrong. The latest version has corrected this. See: http://svnbook.red-bean.com/nightly/en/svn.serverconfig.pathbasedauthz.h tml Kind regards, Jon ********************************************************************** This email and its attachments may be confidential and are intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Cabot Communications Ltd. If you are not the intended recipient of this email and its attachments, you must take no action based upon them, nor must you copy or show them to anyone. Cabot Communications Limited Verona House, Filwood Road, Bristol BS16 3RY, UK +44 (0) 1179584232 Co. Registered in England number 02817269 Please contact the sender if you believe you have received this email in error. ********************************************************************** ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________
