Re: CVS Server $HOME (was Re: (no subject))

[Mark D. Baushke]

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Gunnar Ahlberg <address@hidden> writes:

> I'm using ssh for connection using
> export CVS_RSH=ssh
> and
> cvs -d:ext:<developer>@<server>:/<repository>
> 
> Of course, on the CLIENT HOME, the .ssh file is needed.

True, especially if the client machine is going to use publickey
authentication or needs special $HOME/.ssh/config configurations.

If the server side does not have any $HOME/.ssh/authorized_keys file, then
publickey authentication is not viable and it may be that the client will
no need a $HOME/.ssh directory for anything other than the random seed
and possibly a config file.

> What I was wondering about is what the users HOME on the SERVER is used.

$HOME/.ssh/authorized_keys is typical. Depending on how your sshd_config file
is setup. sshd wants the $HOME/.ssh directory owned by the user doing the
connection and with no group or other write permissions. The same is true of
all files leading to the root of the filesystem for $HOME.

> Nothing, I presume?

That is a bad assumption.

> I had a problem with the cvs client in Eclipse. For some reason, it needs
> the SERVER HOME for some reason I'm not going to ask you guys since it's
> all Eclipse specific.
> 
> Oh well, thank you!

        Enjoy!
        -- Mark
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