Re: Remote CVS inquiry

[Todd Denniston]

address@hidden wrote:
> The coming year will require from me a good bit of travelling. I will
> be taking with me my notebook, to continue making a living by doing web
> development projects, however, I'd like to keep my desktop PC in sync
> (which will remain always-on while I'm away). Right now I have my
> desktop computer make nightly backups at 2AM to three seperate hard
> drives, and I'd like to continue this. Lastly, if possible, I would
> like to keep the databases in sync as well (which are around 15MB
> currently). What options do I have? Can I set up a remote CVS deal? The
> only requirement I have is that security be good, because my desktop
> connection will be wide-open on whatever port I use (presumably 2401).
>
> I'm running Win XP on my desktop computer and OS X on my notebook,
> although I can have Win XP running on both machines if needed. I will
> have internet access throughout. Thanks!

Assumption:
your desktop machine is a Unix machine, otherwise you will want to check the 
CVSNT website and mailing lists for clarifications on the info below.
http://ximbiot.com/cvs/wiki/index.php?title=CVS_FAQ#Windows_NT_.2F_2000_.2F_XP.3F

Suggestions:
1) read about the security of CVS, i.e.,
search this mailing list ( http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs ) 
for info about how insecure pserver (port 2401) is.
and the FAQ
 http://ximbiot.com/cvs/wiki/index.php?title=CVS_FAQ#Is_CVS_secure.3F

2) read about using ssh to secure your connections:
http://ximbiot.com/cvs/manual/cvs-1.11.22/cvs_2.html#IDX70
http://ximbiot.com/cvs/wiki/index.php?title=CVS_FAQ#How_do_I_access_a_CVS_repository_using_SSH.3F
http://ximbiot.com/cvs/wiki/index.php?title=CVS_FAQ#How_do_I_set_up_a_CVS_server_for_access_via_SSH.3F

3) read about other methods of securing the connection
http://ximbiot.com/cvs/wiki/index.php?title=CVS_FAQ#how_to_link_client_and_server_through_GSSAPI

4) for the databases (I assume postgresql/MSSQL/Access) you will have to read 
their documentation for methods to create backups/version control.  I have had 
postgresql dump to text files that I put under CVS in the past, i.e.,
pg_dump -C -Fp -f [dumpfile] [database]

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Todd Denniston
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