Re: [viewvc-dev] viewvc.conf "forbidden" has no affect ?

Phil Pinkerton <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.version-control.cvs.viewcvs.devel
Message-ID <478F7AF7.1090603__20565.3953169987$1200585516$gmane$org@gmail.com>
C. Michael Pilato wrote:
> Phil Pinkerton wrote:
>> Michael,
>>
>> Thanks it works in that respect but the problem is we have multiple 
>> Repositories with the same path.
>>
>> Expanded example:
>>
>> ~/svn/repository/A/tags
>> ~/svn/repository/A/branches
>> ~/svn/repository/A/trunk
>>
>> ~/svn/repository/B/tags
>> ~/svn/repository/B/branches
>> ~/svn/repository/B/trunk
>>
>> ~/svn/repository/C/tags
>> ~/svn/repository/C/branches
>> ~/svn/repository/C/trunk
>>
>> So if I use 'forbidden = trunk'  then /*all*/ 'trunk' are forbidden. 
>> Which is not the desired result.
>>
>> What we want is to be able to select which 'trunk' is forbidden on a 
>> by repository basis.
>
> Sadly, today you are out of luck.  There is ongoing work in ViewVC's 
> truck to support more flexible path-based authorization, but the work 
> is incomplete.  Sorry. :-(
>
That's not good.
Can I contact you directly and discuss the issue with respect to the 
work I am doing for my client ?
(they are also a big Collabnet Client)

Best Regards

Phil Pinkerton

-- 
" The fundamental principle here is that the justification for a physical concept lies exclusively in its clear an unambiguous relation to the facts it can be experienced"   AE


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