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Re: Preventing file:/// access

From: Dave Lawrence <dlawrence_at_ad-holdings.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2008 10:43:34 +0000

Kurt Pruenner wrote:
> Michael wrote:
>> We have https:// setup but the repositories are still accessible on
>> our local lan. Is there any way I can prevent users from accessing
>> the repositories using the file protocol, forcing them to use https?

It's generally advisable not to store the repository on a shared network
location. It makes it prone to not just the svn file:/// protocol, but
to other sorts of damage eg the user accidentally pressing "delete" in
Explorer.

> Set up the NTFS security settings for the repository directory so only
> the user that the svnserve process runs under has access to it?
>
You mean the Apache process :)

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