[cvsnt] Re: cvsnt does not encrypt

Andreas Herdt andreas.herdt at alaska-research.com
Sat Jan 17 09:35:53 GMT 2004


Ezra Epstein wrote:

> 
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: cvsnt-bounces at cvsnt.org [mailto:cvsnt-bounces at cvsnt.org]On Behalf
>> Of Bo Berglund
>> Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 12:02 PM
>> To: cvsnt at cvsnt.org
>> Subject: [cvsnt] Re: cvsnt does not encrypt
>>
>> If you issue any cvs command within a sandbox then it will use the
>> exact same protocol and server/repository settings as was used when
>> the files were checked out.
>> The only ways out are:
>> 1. Edit all of the Root files in the hidden folders named CVS that
>> exist in all sandbox folders and change to the protocol you want to
>> use. This can be done with a macro (Change CVSROOT) if you use WinCvs.
>>
>> 2. Check out a fresh copy of the files in some other folder and make
>> sure to use the correct protocol while checking out. In this case
>> delete the original sandbox folder where you used the simpler
>> protocol.
>>
> 
> 3.  Use the global -d flag, that is what it is for:
> 
>   $ cvs -d %NEW_CVSROOT% update
> 
> See cvs --help-options.
> 
> Also if you want to do #1, use one of the change root macros.  WinCVS
> (1.3.5 and greater) comes with a good one written in Python.
> 
> == Ezra Epstein

Ok, just to make shure I got the idea:
You say in CVS/Root is the entry that says what protocol to use and that
this one overwrites the commandline when working on the ropository from
command line?

Like I have said at a different place, I can not see any encryption when
initially checking out the sources.

Well what come to my mind now: What about the server side?
What are the preconditions here that specific protocol is used?
Can this be manipulated?

-- 
Regards


Andreas Herdt


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