In windows, is it possible for TortoiseGit to use the credentials of the currently logged user, or via LDAP, rather than the user having to enter in a user name and password and this getting stored?
For us, using git-credential-wincred option for the credentials_helper setting isn't feasible. The user environment is very restricted and locked down, and administered by a third party. A change to an AD account password it can result in a wait of days (they have a 4 day response in the SLA) before the credentials are removed and the user can get back to using TortoiseGit.
So storing the passwords is not a realistic option. For now Credential_helper is set to none, forcing the users to enter the username & password on every push. Not the ideal situation, but better than a 4 day wait.
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A few more details about our environment. It's an HVD, based on a master image. The master image is maintained by another company, and each time the users log on, their session is created from the master image. The users cannot install anything on it. They cannot make changes to the setup or settings. They cannot access the internet with it. There's no command line (OS, Git bash or anything else). There is only restricted access to a handful of internal servers.
The master image has TortoiseGit and Git, and we have GitLab on one of the server that the HVD can access.
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I have downloaded VisualSVN Server, version 5.1.1. In the left panel there is only Repositories and Jobs. I want to add new users for learing and testing purposes. However I can't see any settings to do so. I currently dont have a licence. Is this the main reason? If not, how can I enable Users and Groups folders or how can I reach to related settings? Keep in mind that I'm a completely newbie to this application. Any help is appreciated, thanks
I have tried to find related settings in autentication properties but I got confused and bogged down. I have tried to open the application as Administrator, still couldn't find or make sense of settings.
I also tried to find subversion authentication settings which is normally in the main page.
In the MMC snap-in, you should have a Users option down the left hand side of the tree. However, on the main Visual SVN page, you have various options, one of which should be Subversion Authentication. You can also add users and groups using the options here also (see below, for a screen shot of my SVN Server). Regarding the license, that shouldn't be an issue, as long as your requirement fits withing the "Community" licensing requirements.
If you don't see options to Create Users / Groups, use the Configure Authentication Options and set the Authentication Mode to Subversion Authentication. This will allow subversion to authenticate users based on a list that is setup within the server itself. Hope that Helps.
The Users and Groups folders are only available in the management console when your server is configured to use the standalone Subversion authentication mode. When this authentication mode is active, your server maintains a dedicated list of user and group accounts.
However, your screenshot shows that you've enabled Windows authentication. In this case, your server integrates with your Active Directory domain / Windows, and user and group accounts are maintained by Active Directory. I.e., you don't need to create users and groups in VisualSVN Server. They are already created in your domain and you can grant permissions to these accounts via the management console.
You can find more information about the authentication modes in the article KB182: VisualSVN Server authentication modes.
I have a computer that is used for getting database information from the server in the same domain, and this computer is used by employees who don't have the server admin information.
When the computer restarts, I'd like it to automatically log in to Windows Server so that it can access the database files. Is it possible to write a script for this that runs on boot?
Thanks in advance
I solved this by adding the credentials to the Credentials Manager in Windows, along with disabling the Windows Server dashboard program. This makes Windows automatically log in to the server with the stored credentials on boot.
Since your question really isn't specific, I'd like to suggest two ways of accomplishing your goal.
Since you'd like to access database information, why not use some kind of database management software (like SSMS if you're using MSSQL) and set up proper permissions for the user/computer that will need to obtain information from that particular server/database.
If you need access to raw files (which doesn't make much sense in case of MSSQL for accessing purposes), why not set up proper permissions on the file or parent folder, giving the user that is logged to the client PC proper permissions to access the files that are of interest.
I am running Git on OSX Mavericks and have not had issues until now. What has changed is that I'm trying to use two Github accounts on different repos on the same computer.
The problem is that the osx-keychain is storing the login information from my first account. That was terrific before, but whenever I try to commit or push from my new Github account, it is defaulting to use the keychain's username and password values, and ignoring the locally-defined git config (or even global git config!) files.
I can delete my osx-keychain, and then push to the new account, but in doing so it will create a new keychain for that account, which puts me back at square one: able to push to my secondary account with the new keychain values but locked out of my primary account.
So I'm stuck in an "either-or" situation, and I'm really hoping there's a "both" solution. Any help?
P.S. I have tried this solution, and it did not work, as the osx-keychain appeared to override the SSH Identity functionality
If you are using https url, then the solution you mention wouldn't have any effect: it is for multiple ssh keys.
Regarding https, this question mentions a few solutions, including:
By default gitcredentials only considers the domain name.
If you want git to consider the full path (e.g. if you have multiple GitHub accounts), set the useHttpPath variable to true, as described at gitcredentials.
Note that changing this setting will ask your credentials again for each URL.
By default, Git does not consider the "path" component of an http URL to be worth matching via external helpers.
This means that a credential stored for https://example.com/foo.git will also be used for https://example.com/bar.git.
If you do want to distinguish these cases, set this option to true.
Also, make sure your https url incudes your account name:
git clone https://user1#github.com/auser/aprojectX
git clone https://user2#github.com/auser/aprojectY
That will help a credential helper to known which account/password it should be looking for.
Finally, the authentication you are using for accessing a git repo hosting service has nothing to do with:
git config (--global) user.name
That last config is only for setting the author associated with your local commits.
It is not for selecting the account used to access a remote hosting website.
My Joomla 2.5.4 site was cracked last night. Moreover, the Joomla forum is currently down, and I can't even run Joomla's diagnostic utility. (fpa-en.php)
I have followed Joomla's instructions for diagnosis with no success. (See below) I have also emailed my webhost (I am on a shared server, but I use a host recommended by Joomla that is a specialist in Joomla sites). So, my question is what do I do next?
Here is the info that I have so far.
Using Joomla 2.54 (the latest). All extension were updated to most recent release, and none are on the Joomla vulnerable extensions list.
Passwords of other administrators were changed but not mine fortunately.
User_notes table deleted, which renders the User Manager in the admin section useless.
According to logs the attack hit the following files in this sequence:
/administrator/index.php
/index.php (Root)
/plugins/authentication/joomla/joomla.php
/plugins/user/joomla/joomla.php
and then the changes to the users and user_notes tables.
There is no junk in either index.php
Attack ip was 199.15.234.216, which is from a Fort Worth server of supremetelecom.com
Fortunately, I have backups and there was no defacement, but until I can't get fpa-en.php to work and access to the Joomla forums, I am not sure what to d0 other than change all passwords and block the ip.
Thanks in advance for any help!
Firstly, reset the passwords of all the administrators, including yours, then change them and ensure they include letters and numbers. Then change the password for the host control panel using the password generator if they provide one. If not, use a password generator online. Once this is done change the password for your database username and don't forget to also update the configuration.php with your new password.
Secondly, download and install Admin Tools which will add more security to your site for the future. Admin Tools also comes with an Emergency Offline button which is useful.
Then download and install Saxum IP Logger which will trace all the registered users, giving you their IP address, country and so on and you can also block IP addresses using the plugin that comes with it.
Next, go to the host control panel and look at the logs to see which IP addresses have entered your website and while files they have accessed. The IP address that coresponds to the files edited, you can then block using the plugin I mentioned before. Joomla 2.5 is very hard to hack so it is rather likely you have an extension that is badly developed and allows SQL injection. Therefore you should always choose popular extensions to install on your website when they are database related.
Hope this helps you in the future. Regards
EDIT : You can also password protect your folders in the FTP for additional security.
You may also find this extension quite useful
After you recover from this, make sure you place a password on the /administrator directory with .htaccess, assuming this is a Linux based server.
Couple of steps that will help you identify the point of access.
Also depends on if you have access to some server side tools.
Contact host and ask them if they run Mod_Sec if so ask them for the Mod_sec flag for that IP.
Ask the host if they run any type of maldet tools - if so ask for a scan of your account.
If you have shell access run a check on what were the most recent files changes... Side from tmp and cache files.
Fixing the hack
1. Change all your passwords -
2. Install project honey pot.
3. Admin tools install is good but you need the pro version to really gain access to the security tools.
4. Migrate to a host that specializes in Joomla platforms, in most cases they already have the accounts configured for common security issues in Joomla.
Getting hacked really sucks... Good luck!
Relocate your administrator page by editing the config.php files .. and edit your FTP permission settings. If your administration login url was the standard location. (www.site.com/administrator ) change this location and block access using your hosting control panel to only certain ip address (and even restrict access by hours of availability.
How many administrator user accounts do you have. There really should be only one person with super user access . It is really not productive or safe to have other users that do minor edits of the website with administrator privileges; and they could accidentally cause issues. These are basic steps and there is a lot more you can do. Send an email if you need help/step by step instructions. Hope all goes well.
I want to setup a Windows Azure development storage on my dev machine but I don't want to install SQL server on it because I want to use an existing one on another machine. Is it possible to set up the development storage service so that it uses the SQL server from another machine?
I tried calling dsinit with the /sqlinstance argument set to the remote machine, but it doesn't have any argument to allow me to specify the login credentials.
You can use undocumented command line argument /server:.
Example: dsinit /server:remote-sql-name
Added reservation for http://127.0.0.1:10000/ in user account DOMAIN\username.
Added reservation for http://127.0.0.1:10001/ in user account DOMAIN\username.
Added reservation for http://127.0.0.1:10002/ in user account DOMAIN\username.
Creating database DevelopmentStorageDb20110816...
Granting database access to user DOMAIN\username...
The login already has an account under a different user name.
Changed database context to 'DevelopmentStorageDb20110816'.
Adding database role for user DOMAIN\username...
User or role 'user' does not exist in this database.
Changed database context to 'DevelopmentStorageDb20110816'.
Initialization successful. The storage emulator is now ready for use.
I think the short answer is no. Certainly dsinit is designed to only work on your local machine.
Can you setup the remote database server to use windows authentication and add the currently logged in user as an admin on that server? That may be enough to fool it (but I wouldn't hold my breath)
If this doesn't work and you still don't want to SQL on your development machine, then using the actual Azure storage is not a bad idea. It does cost some money, but not much and it does avoid some of the kinks that occur only in development storage.