CVS in Windows

I like to use TortoiseCVS.

Setting up a public/private key pair so that you don't have to authenticate every time

• In UNIX type ssh-keygen -t dsa.
• Copy the resulting .pub file to the .ssh directory in your UNIX home directory, and append it to the authorized_keys file in the same directory. (Create that file if you need to)
• Copy the resulting file with no extension (your private key) to the computer you want to connect from
• Install Putty
• Use the PuttyGen program to convert the key to Putty format
• Then run the Pageant program and add the key that you just created.
• To load the key automatically when Windows starts, put Pageant in the startup folder, and add the full path to the key (in quotes if necessary) as an argument.
• Now you will not be prompted for a password when doing a CVS update with Tortoise.

-- KevinLeytonBrown - 16 May 2007