[LON-CAPA-cvs] cvs: doc /build dev.frag

raeburn lon-capa-cvs-allow@mail.lon-capa.org
Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:31:18 -0000


raeburn		Wed Jun  4 10:31:18 2008 EDT

  Modified files:              
    /doc/build	dev.frag 
  Log:
  CVS command line access to use :ext (ssh) instead of :pserver.
  
  
Index: doc/build/dev.frag
diff -u doc/build/dev.frag:1.4 doc/build/dev.frag:1.5
--- doc/build/dev.frag:1.4	Wed Jan  9 16:12:38 2008
+++ doc/build/dev.frag	Wed Jun  4 10:31:11 2008
@@ -12,12 +12,24 @@
           <tr>
             <td>
               <pre>
-export CVSROOT=:pserver:USERNAME@zaphod.lite.msu.edu:/home/cvs 
-cvs login 
+export CVS_RSH=ssh
+export CVSROOT=:ext:USERNAME@zaphod.lite.msu.edu:/home/cvs 
 cvs co loncapa
               </pre>
             </td>
           </tr>
+          <tr>
+           <td>
+You will be prompted to enter your password each time you issue a cvs command. <br /><br />
+A solution to this is to use
+<pre>
+$ ssh-keygen -t dsa
+</pre>
+to generate public and private keys in ~/.ssh/
+<br /><br />
+Send the public key (id_dsa.pub) to helpdesk@lon-capa.org so it can be added to the authorized_keys file on zaphod.lite.msu.edu
+           </td>
+          </tr>
         </table>
       </blockquote>
       <p>