Re: Protect CVSROOT tree

[Derek R. Price]

If didn't want the user to have write permissions to a particular
directory,
why did you give them write permissions to the directory?

Derek

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Howard Zhou wrote:

> I said CVSROOT tree not CVSROOT directory. Every module under $CVSROOT has
> to be group writable. I am sorry to make you confused.
>
> Howard
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Derek R. Price" <address@hidden>
> To: "Howard Zhou" <address@hidden>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2000 10:11 AM
> Subject: Re: Protect CVSROOT tree
>
> > Why did you put them in the group with permissions to modify CVSROOT if
> you
> > didn't want them to modify CVSROOT?
> >
> > Derek
> >
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> > Derek Price                      CVS Solutions Architect
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> > An English professor wrote the words, "Woman without her man is nothing"
> > on the blackboard and directed the students to punctuate it correctly.
> > The men wrote: "Woman, without her man, is nothing."
> > The women wrote: "Woman!  Without her, man is nothing."
> >
> > Howard Zhou wrote:
> >
> > > Hi, Derek,
> > >
> > > I don't understand your comment. Do you set group permission to CVSROOT?
> If
> > > so, how can you protect from someone modifying the CVSROOT  if he is in
> the
> > > group?
> > >
> > > Howard
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Derek R. Price" <address@hidden>
> > > To: "Howard Zhou" <address@hidden>
> > > Cc: <address@hidden>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2000 7:02 AM
> > > Subject: Re: Protect CVSROOT tree
> > >
> > > > I find using standard filesystem permissions works best.
> > > >
> > > > Derek