Fw: need to force username of cvs 'action' when using shared SSH account

[Greg A. Woods]

[ someone wrote: ]
> Subject: Fw: need to force username of cvs 'action' when using shared SSH 
> account
>
>  I just can't imagine that this hasn't been required before: a single shell
> account with a used id of, for example,  'cvsuser' requiring SSH, instead of
> pserver, authentication and access for developers.  The nature of CVS, that
> of tracking diffs and who did what when, seems to be compromised in this
> situation.  Thats all.

I just cannot possibly ever even conceive of anyone using a "shared SSH
account".

The very concept is entirely antithetical to the goals of SSH and
computing security in general.

You may as well just use pserver in the clear and be very explicit and
forthright about your total lack of security.

[[ And yes, I do intend that comment to be very sarcastic. ]]

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