Jorge Godoy writes:
>
> I'm having some problems with our CVS here. When we add a new user to
> the CVS we checkout/update our CVSROOT directory copy and add the new
> user and then commit the changed files (usually passwd and
> writers). Unfortunately, the passwd file isn't correctly updated and
> this makes necessary to keep someone with shell access to that
> machine.
The passwd file is not normally maintained with CVS (if you're running
pserver as root, keeping the passwd file in CVS is a *gaping* security
hole). If you're sure you want to keep it in CVS and have it updated
automatically, add it to the checkoutlist file.
-Larry Jones
Start tying the sheets together. We'll go out the window. -- Calvin
