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=== I switched to Subversion, how do I disable CVS ? ===
Please visit the administration page of your project and go to the "edit public infos" page. You can disable CVS there. If you want to completely empty the CVS repository, then please do that yourself on alioth.debian.org. Your have write access to ''cvsroot''<myproject>/ and you can remove everything there if needed.

This page is maintained primarily by the administrators of alioth.debian.org to help spread knowledge about the service.

1. Common questions

1.1. Why do I have a "-guest" suffix on my account ?

All Debian developers automatically have their usual Debian account on Alioth. Since new people join Debian all the time, a login name already used on alioth may be in conflict with the login of a new Debian developer.

That's why all public accounts created on account have a "-guest" suffix.

1.2. Will you accept my project ?

Please read the [http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2003/03/msg00024.html guidelines given in the announce of Alioth]. Alioth is meant as a service for the Debian community. More precisely, any free software project with a Debian developer in the team can be hosted on alioth.debian.org. Non-Debian developers can request projects, but they'll be rejected if their purpose is not directly related to Debian. If you can find a Debian Developer willing to sponsor your project, the project will most likely be approved. In that case, ask the sponsor to register the project for you.

1.3. How can I remove my old -guest account ? an unused project ?

You can't do that yourself. Please request the removal via the [http://alioth.debian.org/tracker/?func=add&group_id=1&atid=200001 siteadmin support request tracker].

2. Common problems

2.1. I try to identify on the web but I get "username doesn't exist"

If you just created your account, remember that your username a "-guest" suffix.

2.2. I created my account on Alioth but I can't login via ssh

The alioth account doesn't imply a unix account. You get an unix account only when you're added to a project. Unix accounts are created daily, thus if you have just been added to a project, please wait 24 hours.

If after that delay, you still can't login, please contact the admins.

2.3. I'm a Debian developer but I can't connect to alioth.debian.org with my Debian password

Your alioth account has a different password from your usual Debian one. To activate your alioth account, you have to [http://alioth.debian.org/account/lostpw.php request a new password].

2.4. I lost the password for a mailing list

Please send a mail to admin@lists.debian.org requesting that the password be reset. You'll only get a new password if your email corresponds to someone that is part of the project.

3. Gforge

Alioth runs [http://www.gforge.org Gforge]. You can read there the [http://gforge.org/docman/?group_id=1 Gforge documentation].

Alioth is not yet running the last version (4.5).

4. Subversion/arch/CVS repositories

The repositories are hosted on [http://svn.debian.org svn.debian.org] or [http://arch.debian.org arch.debian.org] (alias costa.debian.org). The accounts on costa.debian.org are copied from alioth.debian.org each day (at 6:25 UTC). CVS repositories are handled by Gforge itself, so they are on haydn.debian.org.

4.1. How do I create a subversion/arch repository for my project ?

Please [https://alioth.debian.org/tracker/?atid=200001&group_id=1&func=browse fill a support request] and ask for it. Don't forget to give the unix name of your project in your subject.

4.2. Can I use baz/bzr/tla/another arch implementation ?

Your arch respository is an empty directory. You can use any tool that you want provided that it has a method to access it which works with the services available on costa.debian.org (sftp, rsync over ssh, http for read-only access).

4.3. I switched to Subversion, how do I disable CVS ?

Please visit the administration page of your project and go to the "edit public infos" page. You can disable CVS there. If you want to completely empty the CVS repository, then please do that yourself on alioth.debian.org. Your have write access to cvsroot<myproject>/ and you can remove everything there if needed.