Re: No CheckOut history ? Urgent...
From: Patrick McCormick (patmccorMSonline_at_microsoft.com)
Date: 02/25/04
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Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 14:30:16 GMT
Hi
A journal file could be very useful tool to keep track of changes made to
the database but if I recall correctly I do not think it
records the actual check out only check ins. Certainly there are security
concerns involving giving access to a VSS database because if they can read
the files as you point out they could make a copy of the file and modify it
outside of SourceSafe. However this concern should not be limited to files
that are check out. One could easily do the same thing to files that are
not checked out by doing a get and changing the read only flag. It would
be difficult to monitor everyfile that is read. The tracking is thus sent
up to monitor changes to the database. Access to the database should be
limited using NTFS permissions to only those who should have permissions to
read all files in the database. Tighter control could be implemented by the
Admin such that users have no access to the database and the Admin checks
out the file and gives it to the user to modify but that may be
impractical. Anyway, I do understand that it would be nice to include a
feature that from the admin could use to identify that files are being
checked out just to know who could potentially change files and thus have
greater direct control.
Unfortunately I do think the only way to do this is through OLE automation
or a third party Add in currently.
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Patrick McCormick
Developer Support Engineer, VSS
Microsoft Corporation
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