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Remote repositories
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   Your working copy of the sources can be on a different machine than
the repository.  Using CVS in this manner is known as "client/server"
operation.  You run CVS on a machine which can mount your working
directory, known as the "client", and tell it to communicate to a
machine which can mount the repository, known as the "server".
Generally, using a remote repository is just like using a local one,
except that the format of the repository name is:

     :METHOD:[[USER][:PASSWORD]@]HOSTNAME[:[PORT]]/path/to/repository

   Specifying a password in the repository name is not recommended
during checkout, since this will cause CVS to store a cleartext copy of
the password in each created directory.  `cvs login' first instead
(Note: Password authentication client).

   The details of exactly what needs to be set up depend on how you are
connecting to the server.

   If METHOD is not specified, and the repository name contains `:',
then the default is `ext' or `server', depending on your platform; both
are described in Note: Connecting via rsh.

Server requirements

Memory and other resources for servers

Connecting via rsh

Using the `rsh' program to connect

Password authenticated

Direct connections using passwords

GSSAPI authenticated

Direct connections using GSSAPI

Kerberos authenticated

Direct connections with kerberos

Connecting via fork

Using a forked `cvs server' to connect