[p4] Python Review Daemon Script and Passwords

[Mullis, Keri-Lyn]

In case I didn't say it before, you guys rock!  Thanks so much - I put
in the password variable and it works just fine now.

 

KLM

 

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From: Jason Dillon [mailto:jason.dillon at paybytouch.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 7:33 PM
To: Stephen Vance
Cc: Simon Timms; Mullis, Keri-Lyn; perforce-user at perforce.com
Subject: Re: [p4] Re: Python Review Daemon Script and Passwords

 

Yup, this is when you need to issue a `p4 login` before.

 

--jason

 

 

On May 31, 2006, at 1:54 PM, Stephen Vance wrote:





Don't expect this to work if you have the security level set to 3.

The canonical review daemon only requires 'review' but some review
daemons need more depending on what they do.

Steve

Simon Timms wrote:
> If you open up the script there are two lines
>
> os.environ['P4PORT'] = 'perforce:1999'
> os.environ['P4USER'] = 'review_daemon'
>
> Try adding to that a third line
>
> os.environ['P4PASSWD'] = 'your password'
>
> Obviously warning should abound about how you should not allow users
to
> read the script containing the password.  Perhaps somebody will
correct
> me if I'm wrong, but it was my impression that the only permission
> needed for a user to run a review daemon is 'review'.  You might want
to
> create a user just for running the review daemon and only give that
user
> the review permission. 
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: perforce-user-bounces at perforce.com
> [mailto:perforce-user-bounces at perforce.com] On Behalf Of Mullis,
> Keri-Lyn
> Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 12:04 PM
> To: perforce-user at perforce.com
> Subject: [p4] Python Review Daemon Script and Passwords
>
> Hello
>
> 
>
> I get an error from the Review Daemon when I try to make the superuser
> responsible for running the daemon to have a password.  I take away
the
> password and it works fine. 
>
> 
>
> We are trying to lock down all the superusers so developers can't find
a
> "workaround" to get somewhere they aren't supposed to. 
>
> 
>
> Is there a way to put password in the python script?
>
> 
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> 
>
> Thanks
>
> Keri-Lyn
>
> 
>
> This is the email I get when this user has a password set:
>
> 
>
> Review daemon problem:
>
> 
>
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>
>   File "c:\temp\p4review.py", line 445, in loop_body
>
>     if notify_jobs: review_jobs(mailport,limit_emails)
>
>   File "c:\temp\p4review.py", line 353, in review_jobs
>
>     start_time = int(os.popen(p4 + ' counter jobreview').read())
>
> ValueError: invalid literal for int():
>
> 
>
> 
>
> Keri-Lyn Mullis
>
> Release Engineer/IT Production Control
>
> First Marblehead
>
> kmullis at firstmarblehead.com
>
> 
>
> 
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