[cvsnt] Re: Removing delete access for a repository

[Tony Hoyle]

Glen Starrett wrote:
> Kommaraju Srinivas wrote:
> 
>>  I am using wincvs. If I dont want the CVS users to delete the files 
>> from a
>> repository,but they shld be able to add /modify files.How can i achieve
>> this.
> 
> 
> No CVS user can permanently delete any files that are under CVS control 
> without direct access to the repository.  All files that are under CVS 
> control are merely marked as removed but still have the full history and 
> you can access the old versions.
> 
> As long as you don't have the repository on a share somewhere, it's safe 
> from permanent deletion of any files under CVS control.
> 
Plus commit really implies delete - if you block 'cvs remove' there's 
absolutely nothing to stop someone emptying the contents of the file and 
committing that, or just filling it with garbage for that matter... 
write access is one of those things that should only be given to those 
with a certain level of trust.

Tony