[Savannah-hackers] Issues with SSH version for CVS

[Ramanan Selvaratnam]

Hello,

I want to start using the CVS at Savannah but confused at the SSH 
version issue w.r.t shared keys.

I already use a SSH keypair. I believe it is SSH2.

So by the request for SSH1 I assume you want me to generate another keypair.

First issue -- As the machine I am using now is temporary is it adequate 
to just generate the key as instructed and just save the private key only?

Second issue -- I am using a heavily upgraded RedHat 8.0 based system. 
When following the instructions as at
<https://savannah.gnu.org/faq/?group_id=11&question=How_do_I_start_using_the_CVS_repository.txt>
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address@hidden ram]$ ssh -V
OpenSSH_3.4p1, SSH protocols 1.5/2.0, OpenSSL 0x0090602
address@hidden ram]$
address@hidden ram]$ ls -l .ssh/
total 4
-rw-r--r--    1 ram      ram          1984 Aug 20 22:10 known_hosts
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No such '~/.ssh/config'!

Probably I could touch one that will override the settings at 
'/etc/ssh/ssh_config' ?
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address@hidden root]# ls -l /etc/ssh/
total 124
-rw-------    1 root     root        88039 Aug 14  2002 moduli
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         1137 Aug 14  2002 ssh_config
-rw-------    1 root     root         2449 Aug 14  2002 sshd_config
-rw-------    1 root     root          668 Mar 16  2003 ssh_host_dsa_key
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root          590 Mar 16  2003 ssh_host_dsa_key.pub
-rw-------    1 root     root          515 Mar 16  2003 ssh_host_key
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root          319 Mar 16  2003 ssh_host_key.pub
-rw-------    1 root     root          887 Mar 16  2003 ssh_host_rsa_key
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root          210 Mar 16  2003 ssh_host_rsa_key.pub
address@hidden root]#
address@hidden root]# more /etc/ssh/ssh_config
#       $OpenBSD: ssh_config,v 1.15 2002/06/20 20:03:34 stevesk Exp $

# This is the ssh client system-wide configuration file.  See
# ssh_config(5) for more information.  This file provides defaults for
# users, and the values can be changed in per-user configuration files
# or on the command line.

# Configuration data is parsed as follows:
#  1. command line options
#  2. user-specific file
#  3. system-wide file
# Any configuration value is only changed the first time it is set.
# Thus, host-specific definitions should be at the beginning of the
# configuration file, and defaults at the end.
....
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So what should I do?

Regards,

Ramanan
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