I am using Windows 2000 to host cvs as a server. I am also using WinCVS as the client. Both are working and I can check things in and out. Currently, I set the server to run with the pserver protocol and the pserver impersonation.
(1) I understand that pserver is a protocol that transmits the username/password/data in the clear, but what exactly is pserver impersonation? (2) I do not have ntserver or ntserver impersonation checked. If I read the information correctly (and it's very brief), ntserver protocol only works with NT/2000 client machines, so that if I use this protocol on the server, Linux/Unix machines won't be able to access the cvs server. Is this correct? I also was not clear on whether ntserver encrypts username/password/transmission of data. (3) When I use pserver, I need to type in a username and password. Just for fun, I switched pserver off, and turned on ntserver. On the command line of the server itself, I tried to login but could not (because that's for pserver), so I did a checkout without entering username/password. (a) How is it authenticating me? (b) If I wanted to use the command line from another machine to connect, what would be the syntax? That is, would I have to change the CVSROOT variable on the other machine, and if so, to what? (c) Assuming that the CVSROOT on the other machine does not contain a username/password, again, how is it authenticating me? Is it looking to see if I am a Windows user of the server machine? WINCVS: (1) In admin, preferences, what does the use version box represent? There are two options: standard or nt server. Is nt server mean that the cvs server is using the ntserver protocol? I wasn't sure because my cvs server was only using pserver and impersonation, and I was still able to do a log of a file while my wincvs client was set to using ntserver. What is the best way to encrypt username/password/data while using the cvs server on Windows and using WinCVS as a client? Sorry for all the questions. Thanks in advance. _______________________________________________ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs