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where you replace ''COMMIT MESSAGE HERE'' with a message that applies to all the files you're checking in.
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===== Check Your CVS Setup =====
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"cd" to a directory that you have a checkout and try a
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<code bash>
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cvs version
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</code>
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IF you get an error message like:
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<code bash>
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Client: Concurrent Versions System (CVS) 1.11.18 (client/server)
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lionel-hutz.w3.org: Operation timed out
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Server: cvs [version aborted]: end of file from server (consult above messages if any)
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</code>
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THEN something is wrong with your CVS setup probably.
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TRY:
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<code bash>
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echo $CVS_RSH
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</code>
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IF it shows just a blank line then you need to set it:
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<code bash>
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export CVS_RSH=ssh
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</code>
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try again.
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<code bash>
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cvs version
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</code>
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==== Authenticity Of Host Cant Be Established ====
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(On MacOSX 10.4 at least)
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IF you see a message like:
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<code bash>
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The authenticity of host 'dev.w3.org (128.30.52.19)' can't be established.
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RSA key fingerprint is fb:30:ab:09:1c:b3:1a:74:93:67:57:fd:69:16:0b:97.
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Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)?
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</code>
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Verify that the fingerprint is correct and then type in
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<code bash>
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yes
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</code>
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and press return.
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you may see a message like:
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<code bash>
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Warning: Permanently added 'dev.w3.org' (RSA) to the list of known hosts.
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</code>
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You may be asked:
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<code bash>
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Enter passphrase for key '/Volumes/identity/osxusers/tantek/.ssh/id_dsa':
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</code>
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Enter your pass phrase for your key.
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IF you keep getting asked that for every CVS command you run,
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THEN try
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<code bash>
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ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_dsa
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</code>
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you might get an error like:
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<code bash>
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Could not open a connection to your authentication agent.
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</code>
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TRY
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<code bash>
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ssh-agent -s
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</code>
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Now you might see something like:
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<code bash>
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SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/tmp/ssh-VWXYZVWXYZ/agent.555; export SSH_AUTH_SOCK;
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SSH_AGENT_PID=333; export SSH_AGENT_PID;
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echo Agent pid 333;
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</code>
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(numbers and ssh-*** string obscured with fakes for the sake of documentation).
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Now try
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<code bash>
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eval `ssh-agent -s`
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ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_dsa
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</code>
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and you might see a message like
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<code bash>
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Enter passphrase for /Volumes/identity/osxusers/tantek/.ssh/id_dsa:
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</code>
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Enter your pass phrase for your key.
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Then you might see a message like this (at least on Mac OS X)
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<code bash>
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Identity added: /Users/USERNAME/.ssh/id_dsa (/Users/USERNAME/.ssh/id_dsa)
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</code>
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where USERNAME is your username alias on the system.
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Now try:
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<code bash>
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cvs version
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</code>
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And you should get messages like:
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<code bash>
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Client: Concurrent Versions System (CVS) 1.11.18 (client/server)
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Server: Concurrent Versions System (CVS) 1.11.22 (client/server)
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</code>
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====== See Also ======
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* [[test/cvs|Guide to CVS]] - some good command overviews, except IGNORE the bits about "$CVSROOT" and "Logging in".
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* [[http://annevankesteren.nl/2010/08/w3c-cvs|Anne van Kesteren: Setting up CVS for W3C]]

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