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NOTE: For users wishing to use ssh, you must first set the

NOTE: For users wishing to use rsh, you must first set the

<var>CVS_RSH</var> variable to ssh.

<var>CVS_RSH</var> variable to rsh.

<ul>

<li>For Korn/Bourne shells:

<pre>

$ export CVS_RSH=/usr/bin/ssh

$ export CVS_RSH=/usr/bin/rsh

</pre>

<li>For csh/tcsh:

<pre>

% setenv CVS_RSH /usr/bin/ssh

% setenv CVS_RSH /usr/bin/rsh

</pre>

</ul>

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set your <var>CVSROOT</var> environment variable to one of

the following values:

Please see the note about using ssh vs. rsh below!

Please see the note about <a href="#WHICH">ssh vs. rsh</a> below!

<ul>

<li>CVSROOT=anoncvs@anoncvs1.usa.openbsd.org:/cvs

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Anoncvs: rsh vs. ssh

By default, the CVS client uses ssh ("secure shell":

<a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>) to talk to the CVS server.

By default, the CVS client uses rsh to talk to the CVS server. Many

of the CVS sites no longer support rsh for security reasons or a local

problem like a firewall or imperfect protocol emulator such as slirp

may prevent you from using rsh.

The alternative is a to use a "secure shell" connection using

<a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>.

Once ssh is installed, one sets the environment variable

Many of the CVS sites no longer support rsh for security reasons. Local

<var>CVS_RSH</var> to point to ssh (typically

problems like firewalls or imperfect protocol emulators such as slirp may

/usr/bin/ssh). If your local site prevents you

also hinder rsh usage. However, if rsh is desired, one must set the

from connecting out to port 22 (which ssh defaults to using) use port

<var>CVS_RSH</var> environment variable to point to rsh

2022.

(typically /usr/bin/rsh).

Do not be tempted to turn on compression since CVS already compresses.

If local policy prevents outgoing connections to ssh's default port of 22,

Use something like the following in your $HOME/.ssh/config

port 2022 may be used in its place. Note, however, that not all anoncvs

file. Note that not all anoncvs servers allow ssh connections on

servers accept ssh connections on this port. Furthermore, most anoncvs servers

port 2022. Also note that most anoncvs servers no longer accept

no longer accept the none cipher, as it is disabled in

the none cipher as it is disabled in recent

recent versions of ssh for sercurity reasons. Also, do not be tempted

versions of ssh for security reasons.

to turn on compression: CVS already compresses.

One could specify something like the following in the

$HOME/.ssh/config configuration file to avoid the pitfalls

and restrictions mentioned above:

<pre>

Host anoncvs.ca.openbsd.org

Compression no

Port 2022

</pre>