David: On Mon, Jul 10, 2023 at 7:41 AM David Aldrich <david.aldr...@emea.nec.com> wrote:
> We currently have around 100 svn users, all of whom are authenticated by > password. > > > > Password authentication is fine when using a GUI client, but at the > command line it becomes tedious. I have tried using Gnome keyring but it > seems hard to configure. > > > > What is a recommended solution for this problem? > Gnome keyring is the normal answer, yes. Once setup it's pretty stable. > Should we use ssh authentication? Bearing in mind that we would only do > so for a subset of users. > Definitely something to consider. The one "downside" is that the "svnserve" process is short-lived (just for the single command) so it is not capable of having long-term caching the way that Apache does. The upside is that the svnserve protocol is much more efficient than WEBDAV. So whether you will see a positive or negative performance impact really does come down to "it depends" on your specific use case. If the server has sufficient resources and/or the history/checkout/repos are small enough then you likely won't see any difference at all. Cheers. Doug -- *DOUGLAS B ROBINSON* SENIOR PRODUCT MANAGER T +1 925 396 1125 *E* doug.robin...@wandisco.com -- <https://wandisco.com/> THIS MESSAGE AND ANY ATTACHMENTS ARE CONFIDENTIAL, PROPRIETARY AND MAY BE PRIVILEGED If this message was misdirected, WANdisco, plc. and its subsidiaries, ("WANdisco") does not waive any confidentiality or privilege. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify us immediately and destroy the message without disclosing its contents to anyone. Any distribution, use or copying of this email or the information it contains by other than an intended recipient is unauthorized. The views and opinions expressed in this email message are the author's own and may not reflect the views and opinions of WANdisco, unless the author is authorized by WANdisco to express such views or opinions on its behalf. All email sent to or from this address is subject to electronic storage and review by WANdisco. Although WANdisco operates anti-virus programs, it does not accept responsibility for any damage whatsoever caused by viruses being passed.
