[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
> The advantage of this is that when running in pserver mode it becomes
> possible for log messages to accurately reflect the "real" user who
> made the change, rather than the user under which inetd ran the cvs
> executable (it's rather upsetting to have all your log messages saying
> that "nobody" made each change). I realise that this is all far better
> addressed by appropriate use of ssh, but nevertheless ..
CVS already has an internal variable called $USER (not to be confused
with the traditional Unix environment variable of the same name) that's
the name of the "real" user and can be used in administrative files.
See "Loginfo example" in the CVS manual for an example of how to use it.
-Larry Jones
Mom must've put my cape in the wrong drawer. -- Calvin
