[Buildbot-commits] [Buildbot] #2587: Buildbot doesn't accept changes done by the same user for different repositories

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#2587: Buildbot doesn't accept changes done by the same user for different
repositories
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Reporter:  jollyroger      |       Owner:
    Type:  defect          |      Status:  new
Priority:  major           |   Milestone:  0.8.9
 Version:  0.8.8           |  Resolution:
Keywords:  database users  |
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Comment (by dustin):

 Not all version-control systems supply email addresses, though, nor do IRC
 networks.  So, for example, if Buildbot sees 'dustin' as a subversion
 username, then 'dustin' seems a reasonable identifier.  If it later sees
 'dustin' as a github username, I'd very much like that it not assume
 that's me (it's not), so it should create a new user identity in Buildbot.
 But the 'dustin' identity is already taken, and no email address is
 readily available.  In this case, using 'dustin (2)' would, I think, be a
 good solution.

 That identifier is only ever used for display purposes (it's separate from
 the username), and thus can be changed easily.  Well, it could if the
 'buildbot user' command worked better :)

 Buildbot authentication always happens with a username and password.
 Users should only rely on identifiers from version control systems if they
 know that those version control systems are secure.  For example, if SSH
 is configured to use the system username, and commits are only allowed by
 SSH, that's probably safe.  On the other hand, trusting committer/author
 information from a simple git repository is most definitely not safe.

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