UNTITLED() LOCAL UNTITLED() NAME cvpasswd -- scramble passwords for CVSup authentication SYNOPSIS cvpasswd clientName serverName DESCRIPTION The cvpasswd utility creates scrambled passwords for the CVSup server's au- thentication database. It is invoked with a client name and a server name. ClientName is the name the client uses to gain access to the server. By convention, e-mail addresses are used for all client names, e.g., `BillyJoe@FreeBSD.ORG'. Client names are case-insensitive. ServerName is the name of the CVSup server which the client wishes to ac- cess. By convention, it is the canonical fully-qualified domain name of the server, e.g., `CVSup.FreeBSD.ORG'. This must agree with the server's own idea of its name. The name is case-insensitive. To set up authentication for a given server, one must perform the following steps: 1. Obtain the official serverName from the administrator of the server or from some other source. 2. Choose an appropriate clientName. It should be in the form of a valid e-mail address, to make it easy for the server administrator to con- tact the user if necessary. 3. Choose an arbitrary secret password. 4. Run cvpasswd, and type in the password when prompted for it. The utility will print out a line to send to the server administrator, and instruct you how to modify your $HOME/.cvsup/auth file. You should use a secure channel to send the line to the server administrator. Since $HOME/.cvsup/auth contains passwords, you should ensure that it is not readable by anyone except yourself. FILES $HOME/.cvsup/auth Authentication password file. SEE ALSO cvsup(1), cvsupd(8). http://www.cvsup.org/ AUTHORS John Polstra <jdp@polstra.com>. LEGALITIES CVSup is a registered trademark of John D. Polstra. FreeBSD January 1, 2002 CVPASSWD(1)
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