Our preliminary CVS server can be accessed via the following method:
host: victorland.com
access via: SSH2 port 22
CVS root: /var/lib/cvs
initial module: modx
You'll need to create an SSH2 DSA key pair in order to get access to the CVS server.
In Mac OS X, download the latest version of
SSH Agent and
MacCVS Client (links from www.versiontracker.com).
In SSH Agent, generate your SSH2 key pair by selecting File > New > Identity. This will prompt you to save a file in ~/.ssh. Choose DSA as the type and you can leave the default 2048 bits. I named mine "id_dsa" and saved it in the default location.
To share your public key (ending in .pub ... never share the private key part!), you'll need to copy the contents of the file, most easily done via using the terminal command:
My public key looks like the following:
ssh-dss AAAAB3NzaC1kc3MAAAEBALKGhzNbY6vpkwswFeqfCjGEue7WB3r0ve5yyaKNC9FFq8QViCST
4/Un6D3Da1SHEF9rJjyekkv66sBsahlwf3oLhOOuj4Vw/cg5il44jiw1rBqZgTgLFA/KvYvEIl6Ik6Ga
M0l7wza2uly7R/sP4yVhXt9ydRj2KqVU60SCoz7ho8JbRM/x7s1ZeoWpluP3OgLKGoQgz3aFTgkUwUIQ
bCgJ0lN6tzZ4Tq1cR1Oaxmidch5Hv+g2ch+etG5TSdozwwD/7iy2N6PItFVkDjHKUSmLxX9bX2badqaJ
3JAtimBJXzi8ZqmgM80+No2aowpCpOfNWaT2pL7Z9z3h669PDIMAAAAVAKRRhWQ0lCf/WGSa9AoNK7RF
gIE1AAABAFABuWWXdcMN5iVSa0hHcFjsZOVsRsGGFr50Zj3bzKSceVpMJQfLcd9soF30BgsTmo+SoKnh
N27qn137i9mm1/6JYOb6s1ujojmbq+0fQwyptxuuoz7IbcrPOpDPE1cgP2mfHFPtffyPm8B4kxEudEIb
efsQj+Lkj4KhS/192loLzBNdWSG0gLDl9MZTSrld//NgDBFyhyn5kZrEalibW+qdWXjRrcUSriXsyOyI
GV7KJKTym4ib+1tEluzEK9u56hNcLMK2xUNZkvH7hFsX1VlyEl7pwmn5Dhb57+OfOqmxxnHIp+xQ5XCA
nqilT/sWePaQsDNHZIqosbr/5ixTxiUAAAEAJF+sCPmc1emC1Epo20JVYEae7f55R4JtsCjc9GXvVeSN
g5R3hMHtr+q2X1zvLNNgL+/C6jsiNFtIP+jZ3lmHaR2Knjc2WlNSGSfPWcZ3mNd66XlvX4buOipQp2+9
IRiTKJ2fXnZukL0gR6/GbhhSGM8AXHEpbCksxxzEVHaj3VclzhHbilhMHOQdx12kKEdW3IEAGPQ3l6V7
swMIYh0gz1cjK1Tqm66GJP75Jwm+Qeg8hyZe8sHQwthzWEF8QYCnArJJjWnoZLQDXt6WO6SNIhVGxAWJ
wpCxa2TspXqUMEfnMl2VBu8vBRJhD3rMVbStZopi7hiB3Nf4qBZ7C6pOqg== [email protected]
Email this public key to
[email protected], along with your requested SSH login name. Once you receive word back that it's been installed, test it by entering the following command in your terminal:
Replace "username" above with your actual username. You should be prompted to add victorland.com to your known hosts file. Do so (this is key to making it work in MacCVS client).
Here's a screenshot of my Mac CVS client access configuration:
Working with MacCVS, I typically follow the following general workflow:
- Create the connection profile (above)
- Select the Repository > Check Out... menu item
- Enter "modx" as the module name
- Select Library/Webserver/Documents as my Folder (this is the web root on Mac OS X systems if anyone is curious)
- Leave the rest of the settings as is and you're done
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MacCVS Client will then create a directory in your Web Root folder called "modx" and download the files. This is called your "sandbox".
Before starting to work with the files, I always update my sandbox first to make sure you have the latest/greatest version of the files:
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- Menu: File > Open Sandbox (cmd-o)
- Select the "modx" folder in your web root
- A new window opens showing the files in your sandbox
- Select the top "modx" directory in this window
- Menu: Sandbox > Update (cmd-u)
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You'll now have an updated copy. When you make changes to the files in your local sandbox, they'll show up red in MacCVS Client. If you want to check those/commit those changes back to the CVS repository, you select the file or files in the Sandbox window and use the menu: Sandbox > Commit... (cmd-i).
Anyone want to post a Quick Start Guide for Putty on Windows?
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