Is CVS security on topic for this list?

Duane Whitty duane at greenmeadow.ca
Mon Jan 30 22:10:43 PST 2006


Darren Pilgrim wrote:
> From: Duane Whitty
> 
>>I'm wondering about the security implications of running a CVS server 
>>with group write permission on the repository and various other 
>>configuration details.  Is this an appropriate discussion for this 
>>list?  If it is I have a setup I'd like some feedback on.  If this is 
>>not the appropriate list please accept my apologies for the 
>>distraction.
> 
> 
> If you're running on FreeBSD and want to discuss the security implications
> of your configuration, I would say yes.  If it were, me, however, I'd
> probably try my luck on the GNU CVS mailing lists[1] first.  Specifically,
> the info-cvs list.
> 
> [1] http://savannah.nongnu.org/mail/?group=cvs
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
Hi everyone,

Well my subject then probably is on topic but first I will familiarize 
myself with some of the GNU CVS mailing lists.

Darren, thanks for the great link.

--Best Regards

Duane Whitty


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