Thanks. This worked. However, instead of entering the password 100,000 times (every CVS command), I now have to enter the paraphrase 100,000 times (every CVS command.) Again as you know this is combersome. How can I manage this so I don't have to enter anything?
-chris >-----Original Message----- >From: MKlinke [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Monday, June 14, 2004 5:06 PM >To: Fouts Christopher (IFNA RTP) >Subject: Re: Remote CVS access via SSH > > >On Monday 14 June 2004 15:47, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Sorry if this does NOT belong to this group. I'm only hoping someone >> has done this before... >> >> Ok, I finally got this working. Understandly so, whenever I enter a >> CVS command, I'm prompted for a password so I can tunnel through. As >> you folks know, this is a LOT of passwords to enter per session. My >> "Essential CVS" book says, >> >> "...generate an SSH key for the client, using the key- generation >> program. You may want to add the key to the user's home directory on >> the server, as explained in the documentation for your SSH >program. If >> you do so, the user won't need to provide a password when connecting >> with SSH." >> >> We use RH Fedora, which has OpenSSH. Where is this "key-generation" >> prgram? >> > >See the explanation in "man ssh" and search for "keygen". The binary >is at: > >/usr/bin/ssh-keygen > >Regards, Mike Klinke > > _______________________________________________ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs