ikiwiki/doc/setup/byhand/discussion.mdwn

What directory is the 'working copy'? There can be two interpretations: the current dir and the .git dir.

> It is fairly common terminology amoung all version control systems to use
> "working copy" to refer to a checkout from version control, including
> copies of all the versioned files, and whatever VCS-specific cruft that
> entails. So, a working copy is everything you get when you `git clone`
> a repository. --[[Joey]]

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The page says *"Note that this file should **not** be put in your wiki's directory with the rest of the files."* Why is that?

One possible thing is security: Is it just a precaution or would anyone with "write" access to wiki be able to replace the file?

 --[[Martian]]

> Anyone with the ability to delete/replace attachments via the web UI, or the ability
> to commit directly to the VCS, would be able to replace it. That breaks ikiwiki's
> security model, because replacing the setup file is sufficient to achieve
> arbitrary code execution as the user running the CGI and VCS hooks. --[[smcv]]

>> Thanks. After all found it here: [[security]]. Now I wonder if I always use a file from the master branch, while limiting users to staging, it might fly...