Need help with CVSNT..

[aceO07]

I am/was using CVSNT on my WindowsXP machine. It was working fine the first time, after I took a while to figure out how to add a user and connect from Netbeans.

Unfortunately I've been busy the last couple of weeks and forgot all my settings. Also I'm using Eclipse now.

How do I find out what users/passwords I set up before? How do I set up new users and passwords? I decided to remove my repository and make a new now and create users, but it's now telling me localhost rejected access..

Is there an alternative that is easier to use (Windows OS)? I'd love to learn CVSNT, but I'd really like to focus my time on other tasks at this moment. It's just used to sync my laptop with my desktop.

 

[Markbnj]

The users are in passwd, a file in the /CVSROOT directory of your repository.

Admin users are in admin in the same directory.

Also depends on what protocol you're using. The sspi protocol integrates with Windows authentication, and the passwd and admin files are interpreted slightly differently.

March-Hare sells CVS Suite for $150 or so, it includes a graphical workspace manager as well as integration through scci into Visual Studio and Eclipse. I think there are one or more freeware integrations as well.

CVSNT is a good platform, but you need to take the time to learn it. I don't know that there is anything better on the non-MS side of the source control world. If you can get a copy of MS Team System Server, I hear great things about it, and there is an integration into Eclipse for it.

 

[nweaver]

Originally posted by: Markbnj
The users are in passwd, a file in the /CVSROOT directory of your repository.

Admin users are in admin in the same directory.

Also depends on what protocol you're using. The sspi protocol integrates with Windows authentication, and the passwd and admin files are interpreted slightly differently.

March-Hare sells CVS Suite for $150 or so, it includes a graphical workspace manager as well as integration through scci into Visual Studio and Eclipse. I think there are one or more freeware integrations as well.

CVSNT is a good platform, but you need to take the time to learn it. I don't know that there is anything better on the non-MS side of the source control world. If you can get a copy of MS Team System Server, I hear great things about it, and there is an integration into Eclipse for it.

on the non MS front, (and it may even work for MS stuff) most folks have moved from CVS to subversion. Subversion is really nice, I like it lots.

 

[Markbnj]

Originally posted by: nweaver

Originally posted by: Markbnj
The users are in passwd, a file in the /CVSROOT directory of your repository.

Admin users are in admin in the same directory.

Also depends on what protocol you're using. The sspi protocol integrates with Windows authentication, and the passwd and admin files are interpreted slightly differently.

March-Hare sells CVS Suite for $150 or so, it includes a graphical workspace manager as well as integration through scci into Visual Studio and Eclipse. I think there are one or more freeware integrations as well.

CVSNT is a good platform, but you need to take the time to learn it. I don't know that there is anything better on the non-MS side of the source control world. If you can get a copy of MS Team System Server, I hear great things about it, and there is an integration into Eclipse for it.

on the non MS front, (and it may even work for MS stuff) most folks have moved from CVS to subversion. Subversion is really nice, I like it lots.

CVS suffered from some fragility issues with regards to locks, from what I have heard. Never used it. I've also heard really good things about Subversion.

 

[aceO07]

Is subversion easier to use? I can just install it onto my laptop which is running slackware linux. I just want something that don't take detailed reading or prior knowledge or experience to setup and use.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Subversion (at least on non-windows platforms) seems to work on the outside much like cvs did. Same commands, for the simple stuff anyhow.

 

[statik213]

If you have a choice between CVS and SVN (subversion). please save yourself the trouble and pick SVN.
SVN installs really easily on windows and linux and is leaps and bounds better than CVS.

If you need to setup a basic SVN server on windows go here:
http://svn1clicksetup.tigris.org/

Also, get tortoisesvn as your client.