On Mon, 28 Jan 2002 06:08, robert burrell donkin wrote: > > For security and performance reasons, builds of web pages are not to be > > done on daedalus (the machine that hosts Apache's web presence). Also > > for security reasons, new accounts are not automatically being created on > > daedalus. In fact, Brian has indicated that he ultimately wants to > > reduce the number of accounts on daedalus. > > i think that the only reason i use the account on daedalus (i'm right in > thinking that the cvs login uses another machine, aren't i?) is to update > sub-project web sites. doing these updates makes me nervous and i'd gladly > give up my account if there was another way of doing them.
You will still need it to upload releases - until Sam gets around to removing that need ;) > > Here's how I would like to incrementally address the issue: > > > > 1) I'll create a cron job to do a cvs update of the jakarta site several > > times a day. I will expand it to include other subprojects on > > request. While I may adjust the frequency with which this job runs, I > > expect to run at least once a day > > > > Ramifications of this: first the existence of this job does not > > preclude > > manual updates out of cycle by those with access to do so. What it > > does > > mean, however, is that if someone goes and directly updates the web > > site > > (which despite all the warnings, does happen from time to time), this > > will inevitably result in a merge conflict and need to be manually > > resolved. > > +1 > i'd be happy for anyone who can't play by the rules to lose access rights > to daedalus. errr... don't think that has anything to do with it. -- Cheers, Pete *-----------------------------------------------------------------------* PROGRAM: n. a magic spell cast over a computer allowing it to turn one's input into error messages. v.t. to engage in a pastime similar to banging one's head against a wall, but with fewer opportunities for reward. *-----------------------------------------------------------------------* -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
