[Zope3-checkins] CVS: Zope3/src/zope/fssync - zsync.txt:1.2

Fred L. Drake, Jr. fred at zope.com
Mon Aug 4 17:59:47 EDT 2003


Update of /cvs-repository/Zope3/src/zope/fssync
In directory cvs.zope.org:/tmp/cvs-serv12850

Modified Files:
	zsync.txt 
Log Message:
- started security notes
- added description for @@Zope/Root


=== Zope3/src/zope/fssync/zsync.txt 1.1 => 1.2 ===
--- Zope3/src/zope/fssync/zsync.txt:1.1	Mon Aug  4 14:39:15 2003
+++ Zope3/src/zope/fssync/zsync.txt	Mon Aug  4 16:59:42 2003
@@ -160,6 +160,15 @@
 The **update** command has no specific options.
 
 
+Security Notes
+--------------
+
+- The ``@@Zope/Root`` file contains the username and password with
+  which the checkout was made.  Since this will typically allow access
+  with content management priviledges, this file should not be shared
+  carelessly.
+
+
 Files
 -----
 
@@ -212,6 +221,13 @@
   A directory that contains a copy of the unmodified content data.
   This is only present if there are non-container content objects in
   the content directory.
+
+``Root``
+  File that gives the base URL for the checkout represented by the
+  filesystem representation.  The URL must include the username and
+  password needed for authentication, so care must be taken in sharing
+  access to a checkout.  This only exists in the ``@@Zope/`` directory
+  for the top-level checkout.
 
 
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