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Date:      Sat, 13 Jul 2002 11:28:46 +0100
From:      Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk>
To:        Drew Derbyshire <ahd@kew.com>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: CVS network access - pserver vs. NFS
Message-ID:  <20020713102846.GB20663@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophi>
In-Reply-To: <20020713035437.5B8CB3BE@minerva.hh.kew.com>
References:  <20020713035437.5B8CB3BE@minerva.hh.kew.com>

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On Fri, Jul 12, 2002 at 11:54:37PM -0400, Drew Derbyshire wrote:
> Which is faster for remote CVS access over a dedicated 100 MB/second
> LAN, using an NFS remote mount or running a cvspserver?

There's not a lot in it.  Besides, I can't imagine how cvs(1) is going
to be that performance critical.  Exactly how often do you check files
in and out during the development process?

With CVS the security considerations are probably more important.
pserver is clearly the best for untrusted users --- so long as you
take note of the `Security considerations with password
authentication' node in the CVS info pages
(http://developer.apple.com/techpubs/macosx/Commands/cvs/cvs_29.html#SEC30,
http://developer.apple.com/techpubs/macosx/Commands/cvs/cvs_31.html#SEC32)

However, if you trust your users enough to export NFS directories to
them, then running CVS over NFS won't add any extra security hurdles
and it may be a tad more convenient.

	Cheers,

	Matthew

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