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Re: [RFC/PATCH] shell: allow 'help' command to disable interactive shell

From
Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
Feb 11, 2013, 04:36 UTC
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<20130211043629.GB12735@sigill.intra.peff.net>
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<20130211043247.GD15329@elie.Belkin>
On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 08:32:47PM -0800, Jonathan Nieder wrote:
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> Junio C Hamano wrote:
> 
> >               Are you shooting for customizability?
> 
> Yes, and the ability to generate the message dynamically.

As far as the default goes, I think the current one is OK, provided there is an option to customize it (e.g., like your patch). Right now it is just nonsensical to random users ("What? What in the world is ~/git-shell-commands?"). But once it is customizable, the main consumer of the message is admins who say "What? Why isn't the git-shell I just set up working?". The current message helps them diagnose the problem, and when they are ready to accept connections from random users, they'll want something customizable anyway.

-Peff
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  1. Ethan ReesorFeb 10, 2013
  2. Jonathan NiederFeb 10, 2013
  3. Ethan ReesorFeb 10, 2013
  4. Jeff KingFeb 10, 2013
  5. Junio C HamanoFeb 10, 2013
  6. Sitaram ChamartyFeb 11, 2013
  7. shell: allow 'help' command to disable interactive shellJonathan Nieder, Feb 11, 2013
  8. Junio C HamanoFeb 11, 2013
  9. Jonathan NiederFeb 11, 2013
  10. Junio C HamanoFeb 11, 2013
  11. Jonathan NiederFeb 11, 2013
  12. Jeff KingFeb 11, 2013
  13. Junio C HamanoFeb 11, 2013
  14. Ethan ReesorFeb 11, 2013
  15. Ethan ReesorFeb 11, 2013
  16. Jonathan NiederFeb 11, 2013
  17. Ethan ReesorFeb 11, 2013
  18. Jonathan NiederFeb 11, 2013
  19. Ethan ReesorFeb 11, 2013
  20. Jonathan NiederFeb 11, 2013
  21. Junio C HamanoFeb 11, 2013
  22. Jonathan NiederFeb 11, 2013
  23. Junio C HamanoFeb 11, 2013
  24. Jonathan NiederFeb 11, 2013
  25. Junio C HamanoFeb 11, 2013
  26. Jonathan NiederFeb 11, 2013
  27. Junio C HamanoFeb 11, 2013
  28. Jeff KingFeb 11, 2013
  29. Junio C HamanoFeb 11, 2013
  30. Jeff KingFeb 11, 2013
  31. Ethan ReesorFeb 11, 2013
  32. Ethan ReesorFeb 11, 2013
  33. Junio C HamanoFeb 11, 2013
  34. Ethan ReesorFeb 11, 2013
  35. Junio C HamanoFeb 11, 2013
  36. Jeff KingFeb 11, 2013
  37. Jonathan NiederFeb 11, 2013
  38. Jeff KingFeb 11, 2013
  39. Jonathan NiederFeb 11, 2013
  40. Jeff KingFeb 11, 2013
  41. 0/2 shell: allow 'help' command to disable interactive shellJonathan Nieder, Feb 11, 2013
  42. 1/2 shell doc: emphasize purpose and security modelJonathan Nieder, Feb 11, 2013
  43. Junio C HamanoFeb 11, 2013
  44. Jonathan NiederFeb 11, 2013
  45. Junio C HamanoFeb 11, 2013
  46. 2/2 shell: pay attention to exit status from 'help' commandJonathan Nieder, Feb 11, 2013
  47. Ethan ReesorFeb 11, 2013
  48. Junio C HamanoFeb 11, 2013
  49. Jonathan NiederFeb 11, 2013
  50. Junio C HamanoFeb 11, 2013
  51. Jeff KingFeb 11, 2013
  52. 0/2 shell: allow 'no-interactive-login' command to disable interactive shellJonathan Nieder, Mar 9, 2013
  53. 1/2 shell doc: emphasize purpose and security modelJonathan Nieder, Mar 9, 2013
  54. 2/2 shell: new no-interactive-login command to print a custom messageJonathan Nieder, Mar 9, 2013
  55. Junio C HamanoMar 10, 2013
  56. Jonathan NiederMar 10, 2013
  57. Ramkumar RamachandraMar 10, 2013
  58. Jonathan NiederMar 11, 2013
  59. Jeff KingMar 12, 2013

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