bruce <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I'm looking at seeting up CVS... I've seen some docs that state that you
> have to set up a .rhosts file for CVS. Can someone/anyone tell me why????
You do not reference the documents you are reading, but they are probably
not up-to-date or if they are, they make assumptions about the transport
to be used for client/server cvs use.
It is not required to setup a '.rhosts' file unless you want to use 'rsh'
as your transport for an :ext: server. You do not need rsh or ssh if you
are going to use :pserver: client/server connections.
I recommend using 'ssh' as your transport if you plan on client/server
usage and setting the CVS_RSH environment variable to 'ssh' to use it.
For local cvs repository, all you need to do is
cvs -d /path/to/your/new/repository init
to get going.
However, you really should look thru the first few chapters of the cvs
manual in any case.
> What purpose does it serve?
I dunno, insecurity perhaps? If you use the command 'rpm -e rsh'
then you won't have to worry about that particular problem. :-)
> Is there another way of setting up CVS without using the .rhosts
> file....
Yes, there are many different ways to setup cvs depending on your needs.
> If it is indeed needed, can someone point to a detailed doc that actually
> describes in basic detail how to setup CVS. I have a Linux RH8.0 system...
Here is the manual:
http://www.cvshome.org/docs/manual/cvs-1.11.6/cvs.html
You may also do searches of the documentation on the
http://www.cvshome.org/ web site.
Good luck,
-- Mark
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