Re: write protect branch in local mode ?

"Cole, Larry" <larry.cole@hp.com> writes:

> I am running svn in local mode. Production code releases are moved to
> a 'releases' branch. It there any means (other than those identified
> in the start-commit hook script) to prevent any changes to the
> 'releases' branch ? I assume the --username and --password switches
> are not valid in local mode when using file:/// URLs ?

There is no authentication or authorization when accessing file:///
URLs, other than what the operating system provides. Anyone can
hand-edit the berkeleyDB files, if the OS allows it... so there's no
point in subversion "pretending" to have a security system.

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Received on Thu Oct 23 17:10:06 2003