first, thanks everyone who answered my question. second, this works like a charm. and i learned a WHOLE LOT in the process. or zero times if i don't encrypt id_rsa or id_dsa... :-) works like a charm
Pete: We were able to set up cvs access thru ssh. It gives us a secure and simple solution. Here is what we did: SERVER SETUP (We use Linux) You must be able to ssh to the server without it asking fo
ssh is the most secure, easiest to setup and easiest to use IMO. If you can login to the box using ssh and can perform cvs operations from that shell, you're really done. Just try it: 1. Make sure th
hi all, i've read about remote cvs access, and there are a LOT of options: ssh, rsh, kerberos, pserver, and more. my needs are simple. i'm writing a latex book with just one other person. the reposit
The lib/Net/FTP/CVS/Repository for your tree probably has the entry: net-ftp-common/lib/Net/FTP in it which means that the top-level module in your repository that holds the lib/Net/FTP directory is
Martyn, I have not done anything like this myself but I think some of the information in Chapter 7, System Administration with CVS, from "Open Source Development with CVS" by Karl Fogel and Moshe Bar
I've been running an SSH environment using cvs command line (cygwin and Linux), WinCVS and TortoiseCVS to a Debian based CVS server. 1) Get your SSH configuration working *before* you throw CVS into
If you mean the Mandrake distribution of Linux, then yes, absolutely. It's just the standard Linux/Unix distribution of CVS. It's probably already in the standard Mandrake distribution (check your CD
(for the archives, for the next person with this problem): I talked to him offlist, he doesn't have CVSROOT/passwd set up, and SystemAuth in CVSROOT/config is set to 'no'. I suspect that fixing these
ext with ssh is my favourite for a default setup. The server doesn't need any extra setup (though I'm not sure how CVS works on Win 2K - I assume you'd be using CVSNT?), but does need an SSH server i
Agreed. cvs add -i, or some such. Then you can put it in your .cvsrc as a default, so that you always get the behaviour you want, and the rest of us get the behaviour we expect. Jenn V. -- "Do you ev
Thanks a lot for your responses guys. Could you clarify How can I run "cvs diff" command from one of the scripts with I included into loginfo file. It seems to me that "cvs diff" command works only w
Yes. There's a file called .. I think it's called checkoutlist. One moment... ... yes. Checkoutlist. Look for the node 'checkoutlist' in info cvs, it's under 'administrative files'. Simply add the fi
Yes, quite easily. Instead of merging into a trunk sandbox, merge into a BranchB sandbox. Jenn v. -- "Do you ever wonder if there's a whole section of geek culture you miss out on by being a geek?" -
I think you will find other mails with questions (and answers) like that. In short: If you only want to move it (no internal changes) you can just tar it up (to preserve the permission bits) and mov
I am in the process of moving a UNIX CVS repository from one company (and country) to another (still UNIX) and would like to avoid problems, yes I am new to CVS. I have read the book by Cederqvist et
I have made available a book on the use of CVS with Open Source tools for SCM. You can find it at: www.mlc-consultants.co.uk follow the link to CM resources. Regards, Derek
You're completely correct, I missed that. Alright, if the last item in the revision number is '.1', send the email. :) Jenn V. -- "Do you ever wonder if there's a whole section of geek culture you mi
^ See this URL here? You can unsubscribe yourself by going to that website, and using the 'unsubscribe' function at the bottom of the page. Jenn V. -- "Do you ever wonder if there's a whole section o