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Re: regression: "96b9e0e3 config: treat user and xdg config permission problems as errors" busted git-daemon

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W. Trevor King <wking@tremily.us>
Date
Apr 12, 2013, 11:26 UTC
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<20130412112636.GC20178@odin.tremily.us>
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<20130412050550.GA15724@sigill.intra.peff.net>
On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 01:05:50AM -0400, Jeff King wrote:
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>   Like many programs that switch user id, the daemon does not reset
>   environment variables such a `$HOME` when it runs git programs like
>   `upload-pack` and `receive-pack`. When using this option, you may also
>   want to set and export `HOME` to point at the home directory of
>   `<user>` before starting the daemon, and make sure the Git
>   configuration file in that directory are readable by `<user>`.

How about "and make sure any Git configuration files", since there might not be any Git configuration files.

Cheers, Trevor

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  1. Mike GalbraithApr 10, 2013
  2. W. Trevor KingApr 10, 2013
  3. Mike GalbraithApr 11, 2013
  4. Jeff KingApr 11, 2013
  5. Mike GalbraithApr 11, 2013
  6. Junio C HamanoApr 11, 2013
  7. Jeff KingApr 11, 2013
  8. Jonathan NiederApr 11, 2013
  9. Jeff KingApr 11, 2013
  10. Jonathan NiederApr 11, 2013
  11. Junio C HamanoApr 11, 2013
  12. W. Trevor KingApr 11, 2013
  13. Junio C HamanoApr 11, 2013
  14. Jeff KingApr 11, 2013
  15. W. Trevor KingApr 12, 2013
  16. Junio C HamanoApr 12, 2013
  17. Jeff KingApr 12, 2013
  18. Junio C HamanoApr 12, 2013
  19. Jeff KingApr 12, 2013
  20. Mike GalbraithApr 12, 2013
  21. W. Trevor KingApr 12, 2013
  22. Jeff KingApr 12, 2013
  23. Junio C HamanoApr 12, 2013
  24. Jeff KingApr 12, 2013
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  26. Junio C HamanoApr 12, 2013
  27. Jeff KingApr 12, 2013
  28. Junio C HamanoApr 12, 2013
  29. Jeff KingApr 12, 2013
  30. Junio C HamanoApr 12, 2013
  31. config: allow inaccessible configuration under $HOMEJonathan Nieder, Apr 12, 2013
  32. Jeff KingApr 12, 2013
  33. fixup! config: allow inaccessible configuration under $HOMEJonathan Nieder, Apr 12, 2013
  34. config: allow inaccessible configuration under $HOMEJonathan Nieder, Apr 12, 2013
  35. Mike GalbraithApr 13, 2013
  36. Jason A. DonenfeldMay 25, 2013
  37. Junio C HamanoApr 12, 2013
  38. Mike GalbraithApr 12, 2013
  39. Jeff KingApr 11, 2013

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