Re: CVS_RSH for :ext: CVS access

2003-06-15 Thread Bob Proulx
Mike Mueller wrote: Colin Watson wrote: Vineet explained this above. The rsh - ssh symlink is a feature of the Debian ssh package, and one which I'd advise you not to rely on. OK. (I sense a learning opportunity is headed my way :-) Try this command: /usr/sbin/update-alternatives

Re: CVS_RSH for :ext: CVS access

2003-06-15 Thread Kevin McKinley
On Sun, 15 Jun 2003 00:02:02 -0600 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bob Proulx) wrote: A while back I posted this note. It might help in getting up to speed with the alternatives system. A short tutorial on the subject. http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2002/debian-user-200208/msg02808.html You

Re: CVS_RSH for :ext: CVS access

2003-06-14 Thread Mike Mueller
On Friday 13 June 2003 12:23, Colin Watson wrote: CVS_RSH, as the name suggests, defaults to rsh. This is a compile-time option in the cvs package, but Debian just leaves this at the upstream default of rsh. OK. Then alternatives substitutes ssh. On the other commercial distro system rsh

Re: CVS_RSH for :ext: CVS access

2003-06-14 Thread Mike Mueller
On Friday 13 June 2003 13:39, Mark Ferlatte wrote: Colin Watson said on Fri, Jun 13, 2003 at 06:29:22PM +0100: Right now, everything that has silly default settings to use rsh automatically uses ssh, which means that things Just Work in a secure environment. If this happens, would it

Re: CVS_RSH for :ext: CVS access

2003-06-13 Thread Vineet Kumar
* Mike M ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [030612 21:48]: I've set up several Debian systems and loaded the cvs package on them. I've had no problem using: $ cvs -d :ext:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/cvsrep checkout myproject Now I have to do some work on a RH8 box to solve a particular problem. I found

Re: CVS_RSH for :ext: CVS access

2003-06-13 Thread Colin Watson
On Thu, Jun 12, 2003 at 11:46:49PM -0700, Vineet Kumar wrote: * Mike M ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [030612 21:48]: On the Debian system, when I query evironments vars, I do not set CVS_RSH set. Why do the Debian systems allow the :ext: access method to work without having the CVS_RSH var set?

Re: CVS_RSH for :ext: CVS access

2003-06-13 Thread Mike Mueller
On Friday 13 June 2003 04:42, Colin Watson wrote: On Thu, Jun 12, 2003 at 11:46:49PM -0700, Vineet Kumar wrote: * Mike M ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [030612 21:48]: On the Debian system, when I query evironments vars, I do not set CVS_RSH set. Why do the Debian systems allow the :ext: access

Re: CVS_RSH for :ext: CVS access

2003-06-13 Thread Colin Watson
On Fri, Jun 13, 2003 at 10:10:58AM -0400, Mike Mueller wrote: On Friday 13 June 2003 04:42, Colin Watson wrote: On Thu, Jun 12, 2003 at 11:46:49PM -0700, Vineet Kumar wrote: * Mike M ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [030612 21:48]: On the Debian system, when I query evironments vars, I do not set

Re: CVS_RSH for :ext: CVS access

2003-06-13 Thread Mark Ferlatte
Colin Watson said on Fri, Jun 13, 2003 at 09:42:07AM +0100: On Thu, Jun 12, 2003 at 11:46:49PM -0700, Vineet Kumar wrote: * Mike M ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [030612 21:48]: On the Debian system, when I query evironments vars, I do not set CVS_RSH set. Why do the Debian systems allow the :ext:

Re: CVS_RSH for :ext: CVS access

2003-06-13 Thread Colin Watson
On Fri, Jun 13, 2003 at 09:50:29AM -0700, Mark Ferlatte wrote: Colin Watson said on Fri, Jun 13, 2003 at 09:42:07AM +0100: On Thu, Jun 12, 2003 at 11:46:49PM -0700, Vineet Kumar wrote: * Mike M ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [030612 21:48]: On the Debian system, when I query evironments vars, I do

Re: CVS_RSH for :ext: CVS access

2003-06-13 Thread Mark Ferlatte
Colin Watson said on Fri, Jun 13, 2003 at 06:29:22PM +0100: ARG! Why why why! Because if you type 'rsh some-rsh-server' it does Weird Stuff because ssh doesn't know how to talk to rsh servers any more? Seriously, how many people use rsh? If it's a lot, then cool. If it's just a few