Re: [PATCHv3] daemon: give friendlier error messages to clients

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Sitaram Chamarty <sitaramc@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

>> Because there is a risk of leaking information about
>> non-exported repositories, by default all errors simply say
>> "access denied". Sites which don't have hidden repositories,
>
> I suggest that even the "secure" version of the message say something
> like "access denied or repository not exported".  You're still not
> leaking anything, but it reduces confusion to the user, who otherwise
> may not realise it *could be* the latter.

I kind of like the suggestion, but I am afraid that "access denied,
repository nonexistent or not exported" can soon easily get long enough to
be unmanageable.
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