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Subject: Re: CVS Question From: Steve Borho <steve@borho.org> Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 23:16:04 -0500 On Sun, Aug 27, 2000 at 11:15:28PM -0500, Chad W. Skinner wrote: > I have been reading about CVS and since I like learning new things I thought > I would try to configure a server to assist with a couple of trivial > projects. What I would like to know is if anyone on the list has done this > and has advice as to where to start? Also, are there any major security > issues to be aware of? I have downloaded the source from cvshome.org, but I > am not sure if this is the only or recommended package does anyone have > ideas? cvs comes standard with Red Hat since way back when. You don't need to compile it. I use CVS extensively at work and have set up many repositories, if you have questions feel free to ask. Security issues: Protect the repository as well as you protect the source code. Don't use the built-in pserver stuff, install the latest openssh and use it as your network transport (export CVS_RSH=ssh). Make backups. That's about it. ===