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RE: How to programmatically restrict a /bin/rm command in a repository?


From: Zieg, Mark
Subject: RE: How to programmatically restrict a /bin/rm command in a repository?
Date: Wed, 03 Sep 2003 16:13:06 -0400

>  I have some developers who simply refuse to use the 'cvs rm',
> 'cvs delete' and 'cvs remove' commands.  Instead they log into 
> the CVS server (using SSH), cd into the repository and /bin/rm
> the ,v files which they are concerned about.  (yikes!)

You'll hear many replies along these lines, but what you've described is
a firing offense in my company (and the last company I worked for, too).

Programmers who deliberately destroy a project's CM history are
destroying company property and circumventing an essential
risk-management process.  Those employees need to be made to understand,
unambiguously, that destruction of company IP will result in their
immediate termination.

There are plenty of skilled programmers in the job market who understand
this already, and would be happy to replace any prima donnas who
consider themselves above such concerns.




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