Re: Why is conf/passwd world-readable?

On 2006-02-10 22:05:31 +0100, Olaf van der Spek wrote:
> Why is conf/passwd sometimes world-readable (depending on umask)?
> I think it should never be world-readable and always be created with
> mode 600.

1. because the password file has no protection worth data by default.
2. if you use a dedicated svn server there is no problem with world
   readable.
3. you dont use a dedicated svn server? you will definitely know how
   to protect the file better. no?

normally people create new repositories as root and chown/chgrp/chmod
them to the correct permissions to the svnserve can read it. one chmod
command more to make it only readable by the svnserve should not be this
hard.

just my 2 cents

    darix

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