[cvsnt] Help out a new user

Glen Starrett grstarrett at cox.net
Wed Feb 19 23:13:14 GMT 2003


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Hi Martin,

I've had all of about 2 days with CVSNT, here's some of the pearls I've
picked up.

> 1) How do are users supposed to attach to the CVSNT
> server? Do I have to share out the c:\cvsrepo
> directory, and have the users map a drive to it? Can
> you recommend a proper implementation?

The use the protocols that are built into CVS.  Some of those protocols are
common across the different variations of CVS.  I recommend you try :sspi:
protocol since you're all Win2K/XP (and it works for me).  Here's how the
user would connect (from a DOS prompt, assuming the NTCVS has been installed
on the clients):

SET cvsroot=:sspi:Servername:\ottawa
cvs co project1
(to checkout the project1 module under \ottoawa)

There are a lot of client tools for connecting to the CVSNT server
(TortoiseCVS, WinCVS, CVSNT of course).


> 2) Where and how do I secure the c:\cvsrepo directory
> so that only SYSTEM Domain Admins and a group that I
> created called CVS users have rights to check
> out,create, and commit files/folders? Can this be done
> on a folder level or does the security have to be
> implemented through CVSNT?

Sorry, can't help you in detail on this one, but I can get you started.

If a user is a Domain Administrator in their login domain, they are
automatically a CVS administrator.  Other users that you want to add as CVS
admins are added on a per-repository basis by adding their base login name
(not domain\username, just username) in the \ottawa\CVSROOT\admin file
(create it if it is not present, just a text file with no extension), one
username per line.

I believe from what I've read, but haven't gotten this far yet:  You can set
up the file system security with NTFS just like you would normally, but be
sure to allow SYSTEM account full access to everything.

Someone please add to/correct me where needed.

Glen Starrett

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From: cvsnt-bounces at cvsnt.org [mailto:cvsnt-bounces at cvsnt.org]On Behalf
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Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 2:33 PM
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Subject: [cvsnt] Help out a new user


Hello,

I am trying to prototype a CVSNT server. I have set it
up according to the instructions from
http://w1.858.telia.com/~u85831169/InstallCVSNT.html#InstallSteps
except, rather than using /test I used /ottawa

As an aside I would like to use WinCVS as a front-end.
My network enviorment is All 2000 servers running in
an Active Directory enviorment. Users have a mix of
2000/XP workstations.

1) How do are users supposed to attach to the CVSNT
server? Do I have to share out the c:\cvsrepo
directory, and have the users map a drive to it? Can
you recommend a proper implementation?

2) Where and how do I secure the c:\cvsrepo directory
so that only SYSTEM Domain Admins and a group that I
created called CVS users have rights to check
out,create, and commit files/folders? Can this be done
on a folder level or does the security have to be
implemented through CVSNT?

My only wish is to implement standardized servers in
multiple sites so that cvs users can use and
administer CVSNT/WinCVS however they see fit.

Please excuse my ignorance as I am very new when it
comes to working with CVS. I would welcome any help
that you can provide.

Thanks in Advance,
Martin

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