Re: [cvs] How to setup CVS server with SSH

[Jeremie Le Hen]

Hi,

On Thu, Aug 24, 2006 at 09:47:03AM +0530, ganesan J wrote:
>     Thanks a lot to u to gave the links.I got idea about the SSH using the
> ccvssh.The problem is i want to access the cvs server from wincvs client
> using ssh authentication.I have setup a cvs envirionment on linux
> box.Itsworking fine with
> Pserver authentication.What is the steps i need to do on the cvs server and
> client side to connect the cvs server from wincvs client.
> Expecting a quick reply please.

Sorry, but I don't know WinCVS at all, I am not a Windows user.

IMHO, Windows users are expecting simplicity.  Drop off as much as
external tools as possible.

You should bind your CVS pserver to 127.0.0.1.  Create one (or more,
depending on what you need) account on the system and give it a shell
that does nothing but wait for a keystroke to quit (code it if you
can't find one).

One the client side, you should use Putty, which is a very popular
open-source SSH client for Windows.  Create and save a session
corresponding to the server, which include a local tunnel:
    2401 -> 127.0.0.1:2401
You could also disable TTY allocation, this would prevent wasting
reseources on the server side.

Go to the registry, and save this connection to a .reg file you
will send to your client.  Provide them the login/password in a
secure way.  Give them the URL of Putty, and a small explanation.

Tell them to install the .reg file and run Putty whenever they want
to access the pserver.  They will use localhost as a pserver
henceforth.

Regards,
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Jeremie Le Hen
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