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Re: what are the chances of a 'pre-upload' hook?

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Nov 26, 2011, 23:13 UTC
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Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:
> Bob could run a specialized server for (b) that listens on a unix socket
> and triggers his hook. But why? Why not just do the whole thing over
> git-daemon or smart http, which already exist?

If that "whole thing" is "to allow an arbitrary code to run anywhere as incoming user", I would apply the "why?" to a different part of the statemennt. Why allow running an arbitrary code at all?

Running things as Bob with setuid is not a solution, either.

A pre-anything hook wants to see if the accessing user, not the owner of the repository, can or cannot do something to the repository and decide what to do.

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