Re: VSS Admin user issue..



Usually the VSS database should be stored in a file server and under a
shared folder. Do not give permisions into this shared folder to
"everybody", just to specific users in your domain.

Cheers
JC

"SrkrReds" <SrkrReds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:A3B7C82A-573B-4302-8146-CFD925EF5513@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> VSS version: 6.0 a
> Recently, I noticed that some users are logging into one of the VSS
> databases with "Admin" user login. Admin user for the vss database has a
> password and only VSS Admin is aware of the password.
>
> This is the scenario:
>
> Users login to a common PC (OS: windows XP pro or windows 2000 Pro),
> locally
> as Local Administrator (NT user name "Admin"). They launch vss client on
> that pc, connect to vss database and since "Use network name for automatic
> user log in" is enabled users are automatically logged including the Admin
> user that has a password. Password prompt for Admin user is completely
> being bypassed. This could potentially cause many problems if users
> intentionally or unintentionally do anything (such as purges..) in the
> database. Also there would be no traceability for code changes (on who
> has made the changes).
>
> Is this a known bug in visual source safe? If so, is there a work around
> for this problem?
>
> --
> RR


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