Re: How to control import or update command ?

[Greg A. Woods]

[ On Tuesday, January 29, 2002 at 10:59:00 (-0500), Larry Jones wrote: ]
> Subject: Re: How to control  import or update command ?
>
> George xu writes:
> > 
> >   I want to allow user to checkout ,update and commit.but don't allow
> > import ?
> 
> That doesn't make sense -- import doesn't do anything that you couldn't
> also do with add and commit.

Indeed!

What I would suggest is explaining to the user(s) that the entire job of
CVS is to record what he/she/they do, and that if someone does a "cvs
import" without explicit authorisation then you'll have to beat some
sense into them with a great large "clue-by-4" before you try to
painstakingly undo the effects of their unauthorised "cvs import".  :-)

Do not under-estimate the power of peer and/or supervisor pressure as a
means of implementing policy!  :-)

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