doc/5-delegation added, doc/4 (PTA) enhanced
This is complete user documentation for delegation
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@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ In this document:
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* simpler syntax
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* two levels of access rights checking
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* error checking the config file
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* delegating parts of the config file
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* easier to specify gitweb/daemon access
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* built-in logging
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* one user, many keys
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@ -179,6 +180,13 @@ In gitolite, you have to "compile" the config file first (this step takes the
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place of the commit+push in gitosis), and keyword typos *are* caught so you
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know right away.
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#### delegating parts of the config file
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You can now split up the config file and delegate the authority to specify
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access control for their own pieces. See
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[doc/5-delegation.mkd](http://github.com/sitaramc/gitolite/blob/pu/doc/5-delegation.mkd)
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for details.
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#### easier to specify gitweb/daemon access
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Specifying gitweb and/or daemon access for a repo is simple: give "read"
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@ -41,51 +41,60 @@ make the same changes below.
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----
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First, on the server, log on to the `git` userid, add a new repo called
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`gitolite-admin` to the config file, give yourself `RW` or `RW+` rights to it,
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and "compile":
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#### server side setup
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cd ~/.gitolite
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vim conf/gitolite.conf # add gitolite-admin repo, etc
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src/gl-compile-conf
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1. First, on the server, log on to the `git` userid, add a new repo called
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`gitolite-admin` to the config file, give yourself `RW` or `RW+` rights to it,
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and "compile":
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Now, if you look at the "compile" script, it has an *automatic* local commit
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inside, just for safety, which kicks in every time you compile. This only
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works if it finds a ".git" directory, and it was designed as an "automatic
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backup/safety net" type of thing, in case I accidentally deleted the whole
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config file or something.
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cd ~/.gitolite
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vim conf/gitolite.conf # add gitolite-admin repo, etc
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src/gl-compile-conf
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We need to disable this, because now we have a *better* repo, one that is
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manually pushed, and presumably has proper commit messages!
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2. Now, if you look at the "compile" script, it has an *automatic* local commit
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inside, just for safety, which kicks in every time you compile. This only
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works if it finds a ".git" directory, and it was designed as an "automatic
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backup/safety net" type of thing, in case I accidentally deleted the whole
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config file or something.
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mv .git .disable.git # yeah it's a hack, sue me
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We need to disable this, because now we have a *better* repo, one that is
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manually pushed, and presumably has proper commit messages!
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Now the compile command created an empty, bare, "gitolite-admin" repo, so we
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seed it with the current contents of the config and keys. (A note on the
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`GIT_WORK_TREE` variable: I avoid setting these variables in the normal way
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because I always forget to unset them later, and then when I `cd` to other
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repos they play havoc with my git commands, so this is how I do it)
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mv .git .disable.git # yeah it's a hack, sue me
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cd ~/repositories/gitolite-admin.git
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GIT_WORK_TREE=/home/git/.gitolite git add conf/gitolite.conf keydir
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GIT_WORK_TREE=/home/git/.gitolite git commit -am start
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3. Now the compile command created an empty, bare, "gitolite-admin" repo, so we
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seed it with the current contents of the config and keys. (A note on the
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`GIT_WORK_TREE` variable: I avoid setting these variables in the normal way
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because I always forget to unset them later, and then when I `cd` to other
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repos they play havoc with my git commands, so this is how I do it)
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Now we have to setup the post-update hook for push-to-admin to work. The hook
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should (1) make a forced checkout in the "live" config directory (which is
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`~/.gitolite`), and (2) run the compile script.
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cd ~/repositories/gitolite-admin.git
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GIT_WORK_TREE=/home/git/.gitolite git add conf/gitolite.conf keydir
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GIT_WORK_TREE=/home/git/.gitolite git commit -am start
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`src/pta-hook.sh` has the code you need; just copy it to the right place with
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the right name and make sure it is executable:
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4. Now we have to setup the post-update hook for push-to-admin to work. The hook
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should (1) make a forced checkout in the "live" config directory (which is
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`~/.gitolite`), and (2) run the compile script.
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# (assuming pwd is still ~/repositories/gitolite-admin.git)
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cp ~/.gitolite/src/pta-hook.sh hooks/post-update
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chmod +x hooks/post-update
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`src/pta-hook.sh` has the code you need; just copy it to the right place with
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the right name, change the first line if needed, and make it executable:
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# (assuming pwd is still ~/repositories/gitolite-admin.git)
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cp ~/.gitolite/src/pta-hook.sh hooks/post-update
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# if you changed $GL_ADMINDIR in ~/.gitolite.conf, then edit the hooks
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# and change the first line:
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vim hooks/post-update
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chmod +x hooks/post-update
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----
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Now get to your workstation, and
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#### client side setup
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git clone git@server:gitolite-admin.git
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1. Now get to your workstation, and
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That's it, we're done. You're in gitosis land as far as this is concerned
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now. So knock yourself out. Or lock yourself out... :-)
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git clone git@server:gitolite-admin.git
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That's it, we're done. You're in gitosis land as far as this is concerned
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now. So knock yourself out. Or lock yourself out... :-)
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doc/5-delegation.mkd
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doc/5-delegation.mkd
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# delegating access control responsibilities
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[Thanks to jeromeag for forcing me to think through this...]
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### lots of repos, lots of users
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Gitolite tries to make it easy to manage access to lots of users and repos,
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exploiting commonalities wherever possible. (The example under "simpler, more
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powerful syntax" [here][ml] should give you an idea). As you can see, it lets
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you specify bits and pieces of the access control separately -- i.e., *all*
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the access specs for a certain repo need not be together; they can be
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scattered, which makes it easier to manage the sort of slice and dice needed
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in that example.
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[ml]: http://github.com/sitaramc/gitolite/blob/ml/update.mkd
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But eventually the config file will become too big. If you let only one
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person have control, he could become a bottleneck. If you give it to multiple
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people, they might make mistakes or stomp on each others' work accidentally.
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The best way is to divide up the config file and give parts of it to different
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people. Ideally, we would delegate authority for *groups* of repos, not
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individual repos, otherwise it doesn't scale.
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It would also be nice if we could specify what repos can be delegated to a
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particular admin, and prevent him/her from specifying access control for any
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other repos. This would be a nice "security" feature.
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### splitting up the config file into fragments
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To start with, recall that gitolite allows you to specify **groups** (of users
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or repos, same syntax). So the basic idea is that the main config file
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(`~/.gitolite/conf/gitolite.conf` by default) will specify some repo groups:
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# group your projects/repos however you want
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@webbrowser_repos = firefox lynx
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@webserver_repos = apache nginx
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@malware_repos = conficker storm
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# any other config as usual, including access control lines for any of the
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# above projects or groups
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Now just create these files (assuming default `$GL_ADMINDIR` location):
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~/.gitolite/conf/fragments/webbrowser_repos.conf
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~/.gitolite/conf/fragments/webserver_repos.conf
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~/.gitolite/conf/fragments/malware_repos.conf
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Within each of those files put in whatever access control rules you want for
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the repos that are members of that group. Notice that the basenames of the
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files must be exactly the same as the name of the corresponding repo group in
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the main config file.
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For instance, `~/.gitolite/conf/fragments/webbrowser_repos.conf` would only
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contain access control for firefox and lynx. If it referenced any other repo
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(say "storm") those lines would be ignored (and a warning message generated).
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When you run the compile script (`src/gl-compile-conf`), the **net effect is
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as if you appended the contents of all the "fragment" files, in alphabetical
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order, to the bottom of the main file**.
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(Except of course, while processing a fragment, it will ignore attempts to set
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permissions for repos that are not members of the same-named "repo group").
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And that's basically it, in the simplest usage.
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["But WAIT, there's MORE!"][bwtm]
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[bwtm]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Valenti#But_Wait.21_There.27s_More
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### delegating ownership of fragments
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Splitting up the file does help, but there's also that little security issue
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-- anyone can make any change to any "fragment", unless you (once again) go
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back to Unix permissions to keep them separate.
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Fixing that requires using "push-to-admin".
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The page on [push-to-admin][ptd] explains clearly how to set it up. Unlike
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gitosis, I refuse to make it the default because it's a support nightmare.
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Don't get me wrong -- it's a great feature, and I use it myself, but the
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learning curve is too steep to make it *required*.
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[ptd]: http://github.com/sitaramc/gitolite/blob/pu/doc/4-push-to-admin.mkd
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So, having setup push-to-admin, you add these lines to the main config file,
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assuming Alice is in charge of all web browser development projects, Bob takes
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care of web servers, and Mallory, as [tradition][abe] dictates, is in charge
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of malware ;-)
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[abe]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_and_Bob#List_of_characters
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# you probably added these two lines while setting up push-to-admin
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repo gitolite-admin
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RW+ = sitaram
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# now add these 3 lines
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RW webbrowser_repos = alice
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RW webserver_repos = bob
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RW malware_repos = mallory
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As you can see, for each repo group you want to delegate authority over,
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there's a **branch** in the `gitolite-admin` repo with the same name. Whoever
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has write access to that branch, is allowed to define rules for repos in the
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corresponding "repo group".
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In other words, **we use gitolite's per-branch permissions to "enforce" the
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separation between the delegated configs!**
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Here's how to use this in practice:
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* Alice clones the `gitolite-admin` repo, creates (if not already created) and
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checks out a new branch called `webbrowser_repos`, and adds a file called
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`conf/fragments/webbrowser_repos.conf` in that branch
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* (the rest of the contents of that branch do not matter; she can keep
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all the other files or delete all of them -- it doesn't make any
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difference. Only that one specific file is used).
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* she writes in this file any access control rules for the "firefox" and
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"lynx" repos. She should not write access rules for any other project --
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they will be ignored
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* Alice then commits and pushes this branch to the `gitolite-admin` repo
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Naturally, a successful push invokes the post-update hook that you installed
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(while setting up [push-to-admin][ptd]). Here's what it does:
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* for each branch, say `br`, of the `gitolite-admin` repo, it checks if
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there is a file called `conf/fragments/br.conf`
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* if there is, it extracts it and copies it with the exact same name and
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path, into the `$GL_ADMINDIR` directory (`~/.gitolite` by default)
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After that, it runs the compile script, and things work the same as described
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in the previous section.
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