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Since repositories are auto-created if they don't exist (see above), allowing even a small subset of @admins to create them in the LSST/ hierarchy may lead to lots of spurious repos due to typos. Because of that, only the user 'root' is allowed to create (or delete) repositories in LSST/, and user 'root' can only be accessed using the 'sudo' command. This adds an additional layer of safety.
Deleting a Repository (that you don't own)
To remove a repository (assuming you are its owner), use the trash command:
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gitolite expand contrib/obsolete_thing.git gitolite sudo <owner> trash contrib/obsolete_thing.git |
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