Accessing Remote Repositories
There
are several ways to access a remote
repository. This quickstart guide uses the ext
method with the SSH protocol, but if your system
administrator gives you different instructions, follow those. Chapter 8 explains the use of remote repositories in
detail. The ext and SSH approach uses the
ext
repository access method, with an SSH
client as the program that performs the connection. These are also
explained in Chapter 8.
Your first step, at least the first step that I recommend, is to
install SSH on the client machine. Make sure that the client-end SSH
protocol matches the server’s SSH
protocol. Set up SSH keys or passwords and test the
connection. Using SSH enables you to create a secure connection to
the remote repository.
Next, if you’re on a Unix or Linux system, set the
CVS_RSH
environment variable on
your client machine to the name of your SSH program, usually
ssh or ssh2. Graphical
clients that support the ext and SSH approach
may have ssh as an authentication type option in
the dialog that requests the repository path. Check the documentation
for your client.
Tip
In WinCVS and gCVS, call up the Preferences dialog under the Admin
menu and select “ssh” as the
Authentication method under the General tab. In MacCVSX (for OS X),
ssh is available under the MacCVSX menu. MacCVS
for OS 9 and earlier versions do not support SSH as a standard
option. Instead, you can make use of SSH from MacCVS via port
tunnelling, as described in Appendix A.
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