setting cvs server

_z33 timid.Gentoo
Thu Aug 11 22:21:04 PDT 2005


Lonni J Friedman wrote:
> RH9?  Mind if i ask why you're using such an old & unsupported distro?

   Well, not my idea! It's the client's requirement.

> 
> At any rate, if you want to do cvs over ssh, then the setup is actually
> quite simple.  You need to have sshd running, and you need to have
> accounts setup for each of the users (either in /etc/passwd, or via some
> other auth method as defined in /etc/nsswitch.conf).  Then its just a
> matter of doing a 'cvs init' for your repository(s), and you're ready to
> go.  Set user/group permissions & ownership as desired for each
> repository.
> 

   Do I have to create accounts (locally on my comp) for all those who 
try to access my system?
   I tried setting up cvs through "pserver" and succeeded; seems to be 
the simplest method of all for a newbie like me :)

_z33
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