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Sitaram Chamarty a6b7928bc1 example RC: GL_GITCONFIG_KEYS was not showing up in easy install diff 2010-02-08 06:02:36 +05:30
Sitaram Chamarty a472bf30df compile: tighten up the 'git config' feature
Gitolite allows you to set git repo options using the "config" keyword;
see conf/example.conf for details and syntax.

However, if you are in an installation where the repo admin does not
(and should not) have shell access to the server, then allowing him to
set arbitrary repo config options *may* be a security risk -- some
config settings may allow executing arbitrary commands.

This patch fixes it, introducing a new RC variable to control the
behaviour.  See conf/example.gitolite.rc for details
2010-02-07 13:23:07 +05:30
Sitaram Chamarty 388f4d873d (IMPORTANT; read this in full) no more "wildrepos"
The wildrepos branch has been merged into master, and deleted.  It will no
longer exist as a separate branch.  Instead, a new variable
called $GL_WILDREPOS has been added which acts as a switch; when
off (which is the default), many wildrepos features are disabled.
(the "C" permissions, and the getperms (etc.) commands mainly).

Important: if you are using wildrepos, please set "$GL_WILDREPOS = 1;" in
the RC file when you upgrade to this version (or just before you do the
upgrade).
2010-02-07 13:22:43 +05:30
Sitaram Chamarty 67c10a34fe auth: new subcommand "htpasswd"
great idea by Robin Smidsrød: since users are already capable of
authenticating themselves to gitolite via ssh keys, use that to let them
set or change their own HTTP passwords (ie, run the "htpasswd" command
with the correct parameters on behalf of the "git" user on the server)

code, rc para, and documentation.  In fact everything except... ahem...
testing ;-)

and while we're about it, we also reorganised the way these helper
commands (including the venerable "info" are called)
2010-02-04 11:55:24 +05:30
Sitaram Chamarty 98a4c79dce (read this in full) access control for non-git commands running over ssh
This is actually a pretty big deal, and I am seriously starting wonder
if calling this "gito*lite*" is justified anymore.

Anyway, in for a penny, in for a pound...

This patch implements a generic way to allow access control for external
commands, as long as they are invoked via ssh and present a server-side
command that contains enough information to make an access control
decision.

The first (and only, so far) such command implemented is rsync.

Please read the changes in this commit (at least the ones in conf/ and
doc/) carefully.
2010-02-01 11:49:21 +05:30
Sitaram Chamarty ecfd20e793 @SHELL is now $SHELL_USERS in the rc file (warning: backward compat breakage)
Stop conflating the privilege to push changes to the admin repo with the
privilege to get a shell on the server.

Please read doc/6 carefully before upgrading to this version.  Also
please ensure that the gitolite key is *not* your only means to get a
command line on the server
2010-01-14 19:35:46 +05:30
Sitaram Chamarty 92d5062ad0 doc/src: major doc/help text revamp
also removed some dead code from compile (pre PTA days)
2009-10-31 00:21:37 +05:30
Sitaram Chamarty 8eefc036e0 rc, pta-hook/doc: don't assume $HOME of 'git' user is /home/git
(Thanks to Jerome Arbez-Gindre)
2009-10-23 10:23:06 +05:30
Sitaram Chamarty b3cab456d5 easy-install: committed before testing? tsk tsk tsk! 2009-10-13 10:16:27 +05:30
Sitaram Chamarty 59e15e62a1 support git installed outside default $PATH
(also some minor fixes to doc/3)
2009-10-13 10:03:12 +05:30
Sitaram Chamarty d78bbe8c3e lots of doc changes reflecting "push to admin" is default now :)
- added comments to easy install to help do it manually
  - README: some stuff moved to tips doc, brief summary of extras
    (over gitosis) added
  - INSTALL: major revamp, easy install and manual install,
    much shorter and much more readable!

plus other docs changed as needed, and updated the tips doc to roll in
some details from "update.mkd" in the "ml" branch
2009-10-11 14:19:00 +05:30
Sitaram Chamarty 2f2af033f5 pta-hook.sh: collect delegated config fragments
collect the delegated config fragments from correspondingly named branches of
the gitolite-admin repo, and put them all in conf/fragments/

also deprecate changes to conf and keydir locations from now on
2009-10-04 10:10:40 +05:30
Sitaram Chamarty 70d26d810b compile, all docs/confs: specify gitweb/daemon access + bonus
bonus: documented the "bits and pieces" thing properly; should have done this
long ago, but it came to the forefront now thanks to this item
2009-09-25 13:50:59 +05:30
Sitaram Chamarty 2285e75c22 example rc: say that $PERSONAL must start with "refs/" 2009-09-21 19:36:39 +05:30
Sitaram Chamarty df3dd0de48 compile, rc, doc/3: allow custom umask 2009-09-21 14:49:27 +05:30
Sitaram Chamarty 804c70f570 almost all src/conf: logging totally redone, upgrade doc added
- logs go into $GL_ADMINDIR/logs by default, named by year-month
  - logfile name template (including dir prefix) now in $GL_LOGT
  - two new env vars passed down: GL_TS and GL_LOG (timestamp, logfilename)
  - log messages timestamps more compact, fields tab-delimited
  - old and new SHAs cut to 14 characters
2009-09-06 18:07:38 +05:30
Sitaram Chamarty 4fa1ca6652 minor doc updates re directories etc 2009-09-01 20:33:24 +05:30
Sitaram Chamarty dd13de2d14 update hook/conf: $PERSONAL branch prefix
wicked cool to get it in one line of code!
2009-08-31 08:19:24 +05:30
Sitaram Chamarty 08305aa482 install streamlining:
- install.sh is now install.pl (had to happen sooner or later!)
  - now handles updates more gracefully, doesn't overwrite important stuff :)
  - makes the install sequence much easier to understand
    (just run it and follow the prompts!)

  - made ~/.gitolite.rc much clearer to edit
2009-08-30 13:28:08 +05:30
Sitaram Chamarty 3522087591 compile: REPO_BASE need not be under $HOME
In the "create new repos" loop, we need an absolute value for REPO_BASE, in
order to be able to chdir back and forth.  But (taking the "normal user with
no privileges" assumption too far!) we assumed REPO_BASE would be within
$HOME, and relative to it.  So it fails when someone wants the repo_base
elsewhere.

Now we don't prefix $HOME if REPO_BASE is already absolute (begins with a "/")

bug reported by evocallaghan
2009-08-29 11:41:12 +05:30
Sitaram Chamarty 4e74652b38 source code changes after splitting into src/doc/conf 2009-08-28 09:50:27 +05:30
Sitaram Chamarty f0099a125e reduce clutter by making src, doc, conf subdirectories 2009-08-27 14:00:00 +05:30
Renamed from example.gitolite.rc (Browse further)