[Cvsnt] Re: user-aliases ? - PARTIALLY WORKING NOW

[Bo Berglund]

On Tue, 2 Apr 2002 22:04:39 +0000 (UTC), Brian Smith
<brian-l-smith at uiowa.edu> wrote:

>Bo Berglund wrote:
>> On Tue, 2 Apr 2002 21:04:57 +0000 (UTC), Brian Smith
>> <brian-l-smith at uiowa.edu> wrote:
>>
>>>Remember, the passwd file is only for authentication, not authorization.
>>>
>>
>> Well, not quite so with CVSNT. I agree to a point because the passwd
>> file does not carry any authentication data like passwords or so to be
>> used with ntserver and sspi for example.
>> BUT any user that wants to use cvs has to be listed in the passwd file
>> (login name only, no password) in order to be accepted. If he is found
>> there then CVSNT goes on to the domain or local system user database
>> to verify him.
>> A user not listed in the passwd file will not be able to use CVSNT at
>> all.
>> This was not so in 1.10.8 but was included in some level of 1.11.1 and
>> according to Tony it adheres to the way main CVS works.
>
>I don't even have a passwd file and I can use :sspi:, :gserver:, etc.
>with no problem.
>
>- Brian

Then there is a difference between ntserver and sspi.
Tony??


/Bo
(Bo Berglund, developer in Sweden)
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