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From:	"Max Bowsher" <maxb AT ukf DOT net>
To:	"Lapo Luchini" <lapo AT lapo DOT it>, "Mailing List: CygWin" <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
References:	<3E8C5EB4 DOT 3080109 AT lapo DOT it>
Subject:	Re: Ever needed a CVS-only shell?
Date:	Thu, 3 Apr 2003 18:58:02 +0100
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Lapo Luchini wrote:
> Today I finally solved one of the problems that I have since a long
> time: how to let people access CVS via SSH but not give them shell access.
>
> It was *much* easier than expected, but real strange for a person that
> uses Windows a lot: it wouldn't certainly permit to have a .BAT as a
> shell...
>
> --[ /usr/local/bin/cvsonly ]---------------------------
> #!/bin/sh
>
> if [ "$*" != "-c cvs server" ]; then
>   echo "CVS Only!";
>   exit;
> fi;
> cvs server
> --[ /usr/local/bin/cvsonly ]---------------------------
>
> Maybe it's not perfect or secure as possible, but it's always better
> that using a "normal" shell ^_^

Actually, that's nicer than the way I'd heard of (which is, btw, the one
used on sources.redhat.com): Use the command="cvs server" option in
authorized_keys. (see man sshd for details). But that won't print a message.


Max.


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