A netrc-like mechanism in apt
Registered by
Robbie Williamson
A netrc like mechanism in apt (some code available in lp:~mvo/apt/netrc) to ensure we have a file with mode 600 to store username,passwords for the store
Blueprint information
- Status:
- Started
- Approver:
- Colin Watson
- Priority:
- Medium
- Drafter:
- Michael Vogt
- Direction:
- Approved
- Assignee:
- Canonical Foundations Team
- Definition:
- Approved
- Series goal:
- Accepted for lucid
- Implementation:
-
Started
- Milestone target:
- None
- Started by
- Michael Vogt
- Completed by
Whiteboard
Work items:
implement netrc parser (Dir::Etc::netrc): DONE
add a dir.d directory (Dir::Etc:
setup test environment / regressions/unit tests (test environment via private ppa): DONE
look into using for proxy passwords as well: POSTPONED
the "machine" keyword is not flexible enough, we need host+baseurl prefix test there (for e.g. ppa.launchpad.net with multiple archives): DONE
a UI in software-
(?)
