Common Login Area

The common login area is a set of input fields and radio buttons that describe how you wish to connect to the CVS Server, and the login information you wish to use to access the server. This information is grouped together because the login information depends on the connection method that you select.

The following is a picture of the common login area:

Server vs Pserver

The two radio buttons titled 'Pserver', and 'Server', determine the connection method used to access the CVS server. The Pserver method connects to the server directly via a TCP socket. The Server method connects to the server using RSH or SSH. The CVS server's system administrator can tell you which method to use.

User Name and Password

The user name is the same as a login name. It is the name that is used to authenticate you when you connect to the CVS server. The password is also used for authentication. If you select the Server method, the Password checkbox and Password text field will be made inactive. This is because the password is not used when you use

When you are presented with the FileDialog, navigate to the top level directory of the local working directory. Then open the 'CVS' directory in that top level directory. Then select the 'Entries' file inside the 'CVS' directory and 'Open' the file.