[news.eclipse.newcomer] Re: problem with CVS: Unknown response received

[Nick Boldt <codeslave@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Try ext instead of extssh, and create ssh keys so that Eclipse can 
connect to your CVS server w/o a passsword prompt.

Basically, you need to be able to ssh from your linux box to the ssh 
server w/o being prompted for a password. To do this, create a 
private/public key pair. With OpenSSH installed, you do this:

ssh-keygen -b 2048 -t rsa

Save the key under its default location, ~/.ssh/, and set no passphrase.

Once you have the public key, ~/.ssh/*.pub, ssh to the cvs server. Go 
into your ~/.ssh folder on that remote machine, and copy your public 
key's contents into ~/.ssh/authorized_keys. (If the file doesn't exist, 
create it.)

Then, log out and ssh back in. This time you won't be prompted for a 
password.

(If you are connecting from localhost to localhost, the same steps 
apply, except that you'll be copying your public key into your own local 
~/.ssh/authorized_keys file. Looks silly, but it works.)

Nick

Lorenzo Bettini (eclipse) wrote:
> Hi
>
> I've always been using CVS access on the local machine (localhost) 
> through ssh (extssh).
>
> Now, on a brand new installed ubuntu and on a sabayon, I'm always getting:
>
> Problems reported while synchronizing CVS Workspace. 0 of 1 resources 
> were synchronized.
>     Unknown response received from cvs server:
>
> on the FAQ I see that this may occur in cygwin, but I'm using Linux and 
> never experienced that (note that the ssh server is correctly running).
>
> Actually, the password is requested on the console (I'm starting eclipse 
> from the command line).
>
> Any clue please?
> thanks in advance
>     Lorenzo

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