CVS

Quick start to CVS on linux.

CVSNT/CVS 2.x client/server downloads for windows, linux and Mac OS X:
http://www.march-hare.com/cvspro/

WinCVS client also can be separately downloaded from WinCVS download.

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Set up CVSNT 2.5.04 on WindowsXP or Windows 2003 server:
(The following steps are extracted from here)

1. Preparation
   1) Prepare a NTFS partition for CVSNT. [this is not necessary]
   2) In folder's Tools -> Folder Options -> View -> Advanced Settings, 
      Cancel "Use Simple File Sharing (recommended)". [this is not necessary]
   3) Create two folders:
      - D:\Temp, set its security settting to "fully control" by all users.
      - D:\CVSRepo. This will be where repositories are stored in.
2. Installation of CVSNT. Use default settings.
3. Configure
   1) First create two windows system accounts, say CVS_Mgr and CVS_Usr. 
   2) Open CVS control panel, in tab "About", Click on "Stop" to stop CVSNT service.
   3) In "server settings" tab, choose "Temporary" folder to the previous created D:\Temp. 
      Choose "CVS_Mgr" or "CVS_Usr" for "Run as user".
   4) In "Repository configuration" tab, add new repository, 
      set "Location" to "D:\CVSRepo", and set "Name" to "\CVSRepo".
      Leave "Default repository" unchecked and the rest 3 checkboxes checked.
   5) Now in CVS control panel, in tab "About", Click on "Start" to start CVSNT service.
   6) Add users. Do this from command line in a DOS windows.
      Let CVS_Mgr belong to the Administrators group.
      In command line, type these:
      set cvsroot=:sspi:<computer name>:/CVSRepo
      cvs passwd ­-a CVS_Mgr
      cvs passwd ­-a CVS_Usr
      It will prompt for the passwords of these 2 users.
      Now the setup is done.
   7) Use the following to test it:
      In a DOS window, type
      set cvsroot=:pserver:CVS_Mgr@<computer name>:/CVSRepo
      cvs login
      cvs ls
      This will list the current files in the repository. 
      Now one can connect to the CVSNT server from CVS clients on other machines.