Re: Patch: Add support for CVS_USER environment variable

[Derek R. Price]

Larry Jones wrote:

> M.E.O'Neill writes:
>  
>
> > In some situations, cvs is run as a user different from the username 
> > that should be used for checkins.   The enclosed patch adds support for 
> > setting the username used for checkins using an environment variable, 
> > CVS_USER (much rcs used to pay attention to LOGNAME).
> >    
>
> That is a horrible idea -- it lets anyone pretend to be anyone else
> with no authentication whatsoever.  It completely defeats any hope of
> accountability.
>  

Heh.  I'm too slow.  I was about to say something like that.  :)

Derek