On Thu, Oct 19, 2006 at 04:09:02PM -0700, Andrew Lentvorski wrote: > Okay, Subversion junkies, here's your chance... > > I need to put together source control for a class I'm teaching. I used > CVS with Solaris ACL's last year. I really don't want to do that again. > > If I can get this working, there will be at least 2 instructors at SDSU > using it. > > So, here's what I need: > > 1) Individual authenticated access (per student) > > Students should not be able to look at one another's work. This > probably means one repository per student. > > https with login would probably be good (as long as student's can change > their own passwords). ssh is okay, but probably not optimal as most of > the students are on Windows boxes and ssh is not so hot there. > > The system needs to work with Subclipse and TortoiseSVN. > > 2) The instructor needs to be able to check out and modify the files of > any student > > This was a *nightmare* on CVS. I would like to be able to use the same > mechanism as the students but with a different login/password. > > Going behind the scenes and hitting the filesystem directly almost > always results in permission problems. I really want to avoid that. > > 3) Must run on Solaris > > This is the main server. > > 4) Should use the FS repository > > Sorry, this is already likely to have too many dependencies. I refuse > to manage a database on top of everything else. > > 5) Low maintenance to manage > > Once I start this running, I don't want to have to touch it again. As > nightmarish as CVS with ACL's was, once I got it going, I didn't have to > do one iota of extra work. > > Pointers and advice are welcome. However, if you give me a full-blown > solution, I'll take you to Lefty's for pizza and beer. > > Let the games begin, > -a
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