From 56c549e384b1a648c77bbd09a2cc77976e8a64de Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: James Moger <james.moger@gitblit.com> Date: Tue, 24 May 2011 17:39:55 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Documentation. --- docs/01_faq.mkd | 9 +++++++-- 1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/01_faq.mkd b/docs/01_faq.mkd index 23ee2b2..f76cf6e 100644 --- a/docs/01_faq.mkd +++ b/docs/01_faq.mkd @@ -16,9 +16,14 @@ ### I want to deploy Git:Blit into my own servlet container. Where is the WAR? At this time there is no WAR build available. +### Can I restrict access to paths within a repository? +No. Access restrictions apply to the repository as a whole. + +Git:Blit's simple authentication and authorization mechanism can be used to facilitate one or more of the [workflows outlined here](http://progit.org/book/ch5-1.html). Should you require more fine-grained access controls you might consider using [gitolite](https://github.com/sitaramc/gitolite). + ### Why doesn't Git:Blit support SSH? Git:Blit could integrate [Apache Mina][mina] to provide SSH access. However, doing so violates Git:Blit's first design principle: [KISS](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KISS_principle).<br/> -SSH supports requires creating, exchanging, and managing SSH keys. While this is doable, its not simple like JGit's SmartHTTP implementation. +SSH support requires creating, exchanging, and managing SSH keys. While this is possible, JGit's SmartHTTP implementation is a simpler and cleaner transport mechanism. You might consider running [Gerrit](http://gerrit.googlecode.org) which does integrate [Apache Mina][mina] and supports SSH or you might consider serving [Git][git] on Linux which would offer real SSH support and also allow use of [many other compelling Git solutions](https://git.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/InterfacesFrontendsAndTools). @@ -34,7 +39,7 @@ ### How do I run Git:Blit on port 80 or 443 in Linux? Linux requires root permissions to serve on ports < 1024.<br/> -Run the server as *root* (security concern) or change the ports you are serving to 8080 (http) or 8443 (https). +Run the server as *root* (security concern) or change the ports you are serving to 8080 (http) and/or 8443 (https). [bitblt]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bit_blit "Wikipedia Bitblt" [jgit]: http://eclipse.org/jgit "Eclipse JGit Site" -- Gitblit v1.9.1