Why is `~/.hgrc` a remote security hole when checked in?

[Dirk Heinrichs]

Am 14.10.2013 23:45, schrieb Sam Steingold:

> I was told on http://bz.selenic.com/show_bug.cgi?id=3147
> that `~/.hgrc` is a remote security hole when checked in.

Being a security hole or not, it's considered bad habit to mess with
users config files. If you want to provide a default configuration for
everyone, /etc is the place to put it in.

Bye...

    Dirk
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