[Savannah-cvs] [444] Amend notes on CVS_RSH

[ineiev]

Revision: 444
          
http://svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/?view=rev&root=administration&revision=444
Author:   ineiev
Date:     2021-09-16 05:04:24 -0400 (Thu, 16 Sep 2021)
Log Message:
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Amend notes on CVS_RSH

Modified Paths:
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    trunk/sviki/SshAccess.mdwn

Modified: trunk/sviki/SshAccess.mdwn
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--- trunk/sviki/SshAccess.mdwn  2021-06-24 08:35:09 UTC (rev 443)
+++ trunk/sviki/SshAccess.mdwn  2021-09-16 09:04:24 UTC (rev 444)
@@ -209,15 +209,23 @@
         
    (Or whatever VC command, if you're not using cvs.)
 
--   Another reason for rejection as above can be that you failed to
-    set the `CVS_RSH` environment variable to `ssh`, as in:
+-   Another reason for CVS failure can be that the `CVS_RSH`
+    environment variable isn't set to `ssh`, as in:
 
         export CVS_RSH=ssh  # Bourne-compatible shells
         setenv CVS_RSH ssh  # C shells
 
     Without this, cvs will be trying to use rsh instead of ssh for the
-    connection, and rsh is not allowed (it's insecure by design).
+    connection, and rsh is not allowed (it's insecure by design):
 
+        $ cvs commit -m 2021.08.30.103430
+        cvs commit: Examining .
+        cvs.sv.gnu.org: Connection timed out
+        cvs [commit aborted]: end of file from server (consult above messages 
if any)
+
+    This happens when you have the real rsh installed as opposed
+    to having a symbolic link to ssh which is common as of 2020.
+
 -   Another problem can arise when you are trying to connect from
     behind a broken NAT router.  During session setup, after the
     password has been given, OpenSSH sets the TOS (type of service)