[p4] Protecting changelists

[Finn Normann Pedersen]

Thanks for the answer, I kinda expected that.

Too bad. We will have to run some projects with higher security in CVS 
or Subversion.

Regards, Finn




Robert Cowham wrote:
> This is a weakness of the Perforce security model - the answer is no. (Well
> you can always see the changelist descriptions, though no files will be
> listed if protect doesn't let you see them).
>
> (Argument I have heard is that there is a tradeoff between performance and
> security, and this is where they currently draw the line).
>
> If you don't like it, make sure Perforce support has your request for change
> logged!
>
> Some sites will run an extra Perforce server for highly secure code, partly
> for this reason.
>
> Robert 
>
>   
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: perforce-user-bounces at perforce.com 
>> [mailto:perforce-user-bounces at perforce.com] On Behalf Of Finn 
>> Normann Pedersen
>> Sent: 01 February 2007 08:07
>> To: perforce-user at perforce.com
>> Subject: [p4] Protecting changelists
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Is there any way that I can restrict that users can see all 
>> and describe any changelist?
>>
>> 'p4 changes' dumps all changelists
>>
>> 'p4 describe' describes any changelist even if it is changes 
>> on files I do not have access to.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>   Finn
>>     
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