CVS Server $HOME (was Re: (no subject))

[Derek Robert Price]

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Gunnar Ahlberg wrote:

>What is the $HOME used for on the server?
>    I've been successfully using CVS for 3 years, and I love it! Now,
whe are
>    getting more users (upto 100). Currently, each user has it's normal
>    account on the server. However, to free up some space and redundant
>    administration, I would like to set the users home dir to be a
common dir
>    on the server and not have a seperate user home dir for each user.
>    Will this work? What is the $HOME used for?
>
>    /G
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>    www.gunnarahlberg.com
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Assuming you've set up :ext:/SSH access to your CVS server and
private/public keys are available as an access method, the SSH keys
are probably stored in $HOME/.ssh.  Other than that, $HOME shouldn't
be used for much on the server, provided that the only command that
ever gets executed there is `cvs server'.  In that case, it should be
safe to share the home dir as you described if you can keep the shared
authorized_keys file updated as needed.

If you are using the :pserver: access method, $HOME should not be used
at all on the server end.

Cheers,

Derek

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