cvsd - chroot wrapper to run ‘cvs pserver’ more securely.
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Description
cvsd is a wrapper program for cvs in pserver mode. it will run ‘cvs pserver’ under a special uid/gid in a
chroot jail.
cvsd is run as a daemon and is controlled through a configuration file (see cvsd.conf(5) ). It is
relatively easy to configure and tools are provided for easily setting up a chroot jail (see
cvsd-buildroot(8) ) and managing repositories (see cvsd-passwd(8) ).
See the README for more information and details to setting up a chroot jail and repositories.
Files
/etc/cvsd/cvsd.conf - the configuration file (see cvsd.conf(5) )
Name
cvsd - chroot wrapper to run ‘cvs pserver’ more securely.
Options
cvsd accepts the following options:
-f,--config=FILE
Use FILE as configfile (default is /etc/cvsd/cvsd.conf).
--noforkcvsd will not put itself in the background.
-d,--debug
Enable debugging mode. cvsd will not put itself in the background and sends verbose debugging
info to stderr. Otherwise cvsd handles connections as usual. This option is for debugging
purposes only.
--help Display short help and exit.
-V,--version
Output version information and exit.
See Also
cvsd.conf(5) cvsd-buildroot(8) cvsd-passwd(8)
Synopsis
cvsd [options]
