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| author |  Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2013-04-12 09:08:31 -0700 |
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| committer | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2013-04-12 10:29:06 -0700 |
| commit | 714d25868f156e0969eb8a47e6a1bf3df9c17a5d (patch) | |
| tree | ca4629b5a07d189668e161270dab644a10c1c558 /Documentation/git-daemon.txt | |
| parent | Git 1.8.1.6 (diff) | |
| download | tgif-714d25868f156e0969eb8a47e6a1bf3df9c17a5d.tar.xz | |
doc: clarify that "git daemon --user=<user>" option does not export HOME=~user
The fact that we don't set $HOME may confuse admins who expect
~<user>/.gitconfig to be used, because that is not what we try to
read. And worse, since 96b9e0e3, a git-daemon started by root is
likely to fail to run at all, as the user we switch to generally
cannot read ~root.
Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Helped-by: W. Trevor King <wking@tremily.us>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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diff --git a/Documentation/git-daemon.txt b/Documentation/git-daemon.txt index 7e5098a95e..2ac07ba509 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-daemon.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-daemon.txt @@ -147,6 +147,13 @@ OPTIONS Giving these options is an error when used with `--inetd`; use the facility of inet daemon to achieve the same before spawning 'git daemon' if needed. ++ +Like many programs that switch user id, the daemon does not reset +environment variables such as `$HOME` when it runs git programs, +e.g. `upload-pack` and `receive-pack`. When using this option, you +may also want to set and export `HOME` to point at the home +directory of `<user>` before starting the daemon, and make sure any +Git configuration files in that directory are readable by `<user>`. --enable=<service>:: --disable=<service>:: |