[cvsnt] Re: Removing delete access for a repository

Kommaraju Srinivas kommaraju.srinivas at gmail.com
Thu Jan 5 05:07:19 GMT 2006


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Hi All,
Thanks for your responses. I wnt to know whether i could block a 'cvs
remove' for a user and still allow that user to add/modify files in cvs.
If such an option is there how to acheive the same in wincvs.

Regards,
K.L.P.Srinivas


On 1/4/06, Glen Starrett <glen at starretthome.net> wrote:
>
> Tony Hoyle wrote:
> > Plus commit really implies delete - if you block 'cvs remove' there's
> > absolutely nothing to stop someone emptying the contents of the file and
> > committing that, or just filling it with garbage for that matter...
> > write access is one of those things that should only be given to those
> > with a certain level of trust.
>
> Agreed!
>
> Just for the OP's benefit, you'll know who did what and when in the
> repository since all these actions are logged (and you can undo what
> they did, too).
>
>
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