Deb Richardson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> The server is up, cvs and ssh are installed, and Dan is working on the
> CVS stuff. Last I heard it was almost ready (Dan?). John B has also
Still "almost"; it needs a spot of root intervention that I was too
stupid to notice until I got home and tried. The tree (which is,
ahem, almost a straight clone of the FDP layout -- thanks, Nik) is
ready to import as soon as that's set up. Sorry, everybody, for the
lack of speed on this one.
> If you would like CVS access, contact Dan Barlow ([EMAIL PROTECTED]).
I've just sent mail to the first person who asked, describing the
process of getting an account, and I guess the rest of you would like
to know too. Deb, could we put these instructions up on the oswg web
site too at some point?
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Q: Can I get access to the OSWG CVS tree?
A: Certainly. But first: you need to supply us with a preferred
username and encrypted password
To generate a username, think of one and write it down somewhere.
Usernames are like Unix ones - so pick something lowercase and unique
within the first eight characters. When we have enough usernames that
collisions are likely, we may revise this policy, but for now we're
strictly first-come first-served.
To generate a crypted password, the easiest method is to use Perl:
0) Choose a password. For this example, "haddock"
1) Choose two other alphanumeric characters. We call this the
"salt". We'll choose "z8"
2) Invoke Perl with the command "perl -de 1". You'll get some
messages, then the prompt " DB<1>"
3) At the prompt, type
DB<1> print crypt("haddock", "z8")
obviously, varying the password and salt to taste. It will produce a
13-character string that starts with the salt - in this case,
"z88PqAvWBiBis". This is your crypted password
4) Mail me the password and your preferred username
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-dan
