Re: Per-modules readers/writers ?

[David R. Chase]

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Subject: Re: Per-modules readers/writers ?


> > Nick Patavalis wrote:
> >
> > > What's wrong with uid/gid based permissions?
> >
> > For starters, they require that each CVS user have a login account on
> > the machine in question.  In some cases, this is not acceptable.
> >
> Assuming that you don't let them log in using it (and that's not
> difficult), why would it be unacceptable?
>
> Moreover, how do you expect to get any accountability without having
> separate user accounts, and why would readers/writers work any better
> than uid/gid without separate accounts?

Sorry about the direct email -- clicked the wrong button for replying to the
list.  : )

It's probably not any better, more like an alternate feature that would be
handy in certain environments.  Personally, I'd rather the repository be
owned and operated by just one user, and allow the repository administrator
to be able to grant and revoke permissions and add new projects and project
groups without having to add any users/groups to the system.