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| author | Phil Miller <mille121@illinois.edu> | 2009-12-30 13:35:31 -0600 |
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| committer | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2009-12-30 14:08:09 -0800 |
| commit | 03bd0d601ea842b2db5bd40a1f7f036989f9b517 (patch) | |
| tree | 9da885f8a5822737478e5b98044644188ec21bc9 /Documentation/git-cvsserver.txt | |
| parent | 902f235378cb2b2f6dd5dd664b9630c95321f0ae (diff) | |
| download | git-03bd0d601ea842b2db5bd40a1f7f036989f9b517.tar.gz | |
CVS Server: Support reading base and roots from environment
The Gitosis single-account Git/ssh hosting system runs git commands
through git-shell after confirming that the connecting user is
authorized to access the requested repository. This works well for
upload-pack and receive-pack, which take a repository argument through
git-shell. This doesn't work so well for `cvs server', which is passed
through literally, with no arguments. Allowing arguments risks
sneaking in `--export-all', so that restriction should be maintained.
Despite that, passing a repository root is necessary for per-user
access control by the hosting software, and passing a base path
improves usability without weakening security. Thus, git-cvsserver
needs to come up with these values at runtime by some other
means. Since git-shell preserves the environment for other purposes,
the environment can carry these arguments as well.
Thus, modify git-cvsserver to read $GIT_CVSSERVER_{BASE_PATH,ROOT} in
the absence of equivalent command line arguments.
Signed-off-by: Phil Miller <mille121@illinois.edu>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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diff --git a/Documentation/git-cvsserver.txt b/Documentation/git-cvsserver.txt index 99a7c14700..fbab29550a 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-cvsserver.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-cvsserver.txt @@ -277,6 +277,21 @@ In `dbdriver` and `dbuser` you can use the following variables: If no name can be determined, the numeric uid is used. +ENVIRONMENT +----------- + +These variables obviate the need for command-line options in some +circumstances, allowing easier restricted usage through git-shell. + +GIT_CVSSERVER_BASE_PATH takes the place of the argument to --base-path. + +GIT_CVSSERVER_ROOT specifies a single-directory whitelist. The +repository must still be configured to allow access through +git-cvsserver, as described above. + +When these environment variables are set, the corresponding +command-line arguments may not be used. + Eclipse CVS Client Notes ------------------------ |