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Re: How to prevent svnserver ssh users from breaking repo?

From: Paul Koning <pkoning_at_equallogic.com>
Date: 2006-01-19 21:07:31 CET

>>>>> "Matt" == Matt England <mengland@mengland.net> writes:

 Matt> I like svnserve in that it operates completely independently
 Matt> from Apache. However, I don't like the fact that my
 Matt> svnserver/ssh users must be given enough permissions to the
 Matt> repository path on my server to the point where they (the
 Matt> average user) could accidently (or even maliciously) alter or
 Matt> delete some or all of the repository (and not just a working
 Matt> copy of the repo) if they so desired. This would probably be
 Matt> an accidental (read: "fat finger delete") kind of move.

 Matt> How might I avoid this as a subversion admin?

On the server, don't give those ssh users shell access.

   paul

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