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Re: [Monotone-devel] [patch] add access checks for monotonerc
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Nathaniel J. Smith |
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Re: [Monotone-devel] [patch] add access checks for monotonerc |
Date: |
Sat, 3 Feb 2007 13:30:43 -0800 |
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Mutt/1.2.5.1i |
On Sat, Feb 03, 2007 at 03:03:22PM +0100, Ulf Ochsenfahrt wrote:
> Matt Johnston wrote:
> > Personally I'm not sure this is a good idea. On multi-user
> > systems, I usually make a point of keeping standard dot
> > files (.muttrc, .pwm/*, .zshrc, .ssh/config etc)
> > world-readable, as it's a useful way of teaching people how
> > to use less-known program features.
> >
> > Maybe changing the std_hooks file to look for passwords in
> > ~/.monotone/passwords, and ensuring appropriate permissions
> > on that file (and keys themselves) would be better?
>
> I think it would be better to allow keys without passphrases and making
> sure the key files have appropriate permissions.
+1
get_passphrase has always been a hack.
-- Nathaniel