[NTLUG:Discuss] Can't login to CVS pserver over SSH tunnel

[Richard Cobbe]

Lo, on , February 8, MadHat did write:

> Hey guys,
> I haven't had a chance to keep up with this thread, as I have been busy
> with work this past week, but is there a reason you are using port
> forwarding for CVS?
> 
> I do CVS with SSH daily, and never use port forwarding, just setting a
> couple of environment variables and some configs in the local rc files.

A fairly good question, actually.  One potential answer: tunneling CVS
over ssh (using the :ext: connection method and CVS_RSH) does require
granting the user shell access on the server machine.  If that's not
acceptable for security reasons, Neil's method is, in theory, probably
the best alternative.

Richard