On Wed, Oct 08, 2003 at 10:59:37AM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> this ssh method requires that my co-developer has an account on the
> system containing the repository.  i don't mind that, since he's a
> friend.
> 
> but in general, someone who accesses cvs this way has system access.
> not only can my co-developer do things like "cvs checkout" and "cvs
> commit", but he can also ssh into the machine and work at a remote
> shell.
> 
> is there a way to give co-developers access to cvs WITHOUT giving them
> system level access?


Sure. CVS-only users just need to be able to run "cvs server". If you
set them up with a restricted shell that can only run this command,
that should help to secure your CVS server.



--
Rob Helmer


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