[cvsnt] Getting into CVSNT

[Doug Abbott]

Thanks Arthur, :ssh:/:ext: did the trick.  I guess I got hung up on 
pserver because that's the default choice in Eclipse.

Doug

Arthur Barrett wrote:
> Doug,
>
> Send your questions to the newsgroup not to me.
>
>   
>> Thanks for the reply.  Here's the problem.
>>
>> CVS works just fine when I access a local repository from the command 
>> line.  
>>     
>
> NEVER EVER EVER use :local: - it is for the developers of CVSNT and no
> one else (ok - maybe for a few other "experts" - but definitely not for
> a novice).
>
>   
>> I don't need to "log in."  But my real objective is to 
>> access CVS 
>> from Eclipse.  (I'm writing a book on using Eclipse for embedded 
>> software development and part of one chapter is about CVS and team 
>> programming.)  Eclipse doesn't use the :local: protocol and 
>> defaults to 
>> :pserver:.
>>     
>
> Use :pserver: from the command line...
>
>   
>> Do I understand correctly that pserver is supposed to use the 
>> system's 
>> user names and passwords?  But when I try to connect to the local 
>> repository from Eclipse it doesn't accept my password.  It comes back 
>> with an authentication error.
>>
>> By the way, the host is running RHEL 4.
>>     
>
> Have you read about the recommended protocols (pserver is NOT
> recommended), scroll to the bottom of this page:
> http://www.march-hare.com/cvspro/security.htm
>
> For a RHEL server I suggest you use :ssh:/:ext: protocol which will not
> require further configuration.  If you do really want to use :pserver
> then you must configure the server inetd or xinetd:
> http://www.cvsnt.org/wiki/InstallationLinux
>
>
>   
>> TIA for any insights you can offer.
>>     
>
> Regards,
>
>
> Arthur
>
>   

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