From 714d25868f156e0969eb8a47e6a1bf3df9c17a5d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Junio C Hamano Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2013 09:08:31 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] doc: clarify that "git daemon --user=" option does not export HOME=~user The fact that we don't set $HOME may confuse admins who expect ~/.gitconfig to be used, because that is not what we try to read. And worse, since 96b9e0e3, a git-daemon started by root is likely to fail to run at all, as the user we switch to generally cannot read ~root. Signed-off-by: Jeff King Helped-by: W. Trevor King Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano --- Documentation/git-daemon.txt | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/git-daemon.txt b/Documentation/git-daemon.txt index 7e5098a95e..2ac07ba509 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-daemon.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-daemon.txt @@ -147,6 +147,13 @@ OPTIONS Giving these options is an error when used with `--inetd`; use the facility of inet daemon to achieve the same before spawning 'git daemon' if needed. ++ +Like many programs that switch user id, the daemon does not reset +environment variables such as `$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 `` before starting the daemon, and make sure any +Git configuration files in that directory are readable by ``. --enable=:: --disable=:: -- 2.11.4.GIT