Rich Salz writes:
> 
> This diff allows CVS login to get the password from an environment variable;
> it's very useful when using automatic update scripts (e.g., run out of
> cron).

Putting a CVS password in the environment makes it available with no
encryption at all to anyone who can run the ``ps'' command.  What's
wrong with doing an interactive ``cvs login'' as the user the script is
going to run as so the password is stored in ~/.cvspass?

-Larry Jones

The problem with the future is that it keeps turning into the present.
-- Hobbes

Reply via email to