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Re: Linux security issues as they pertain to CVS


From: Larry Jones
Subject: Re: Linux security issues as they pertain to CVS
Date: Sat, 26 May 2001 03:07:20 -0400 (EDT)

Greg A. Woods writes:
> 
> So, if you don't have root access then how the heck do you propose to
> implement CVS Pserver?!?!?!?  (Hint:  you cannot.)

Of course you can.  All you need to do is run a private copy of inetd
(or whatever replacement you like) as a non-root user, have it run CVS
as the same non-root user, and use CVSROOT/passwd to map all valid CVS
users to that same non-root system user.  QED.

-Larry Jones

What a stupid world. -- Calvin



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