New Staff Guide

CVS Information

There are two types of access, read only and full read-write, read only access is done via pserver using the following details

Read Only Access

Protocol: pserver
Server: cvs.mygrid.org.uk
Repository Directory: /usr/local/cvs/mygrid
Username: anonymous
Module: mygrid-all
Password: email address

See AnonymousCVS for full details

Read only access is also available via a web interface to ViewCVS. This also has the benefit of a graphical interface to release tracking on each file.

Read-Write Access

Protocol: ssh (ext)
Server: cvs.mygrid.org.uk
Repository Directory: /usr/local/cvs/mygrid
Username: contact me for a username and password.
Module: mygrid-all

See ConcurrentVersioningSystem for full details

Mail Lists

myGrid runs five main mailing lists, these being:

• myGrid-Academics: Academics related mygrid list. This mailing list is for mygrid mail which is specific to academics only.
• myGrid-cminfo: myGrid Configuration Management Mailing list: automated messages from CVS, Bugzilla & Anthill
• myGrid-developers: myGrid development issues: includes requirements, architecture, design, implementation
• myGrid-general: myGrid project wide general mailing list
• myGrid-ras: Research Associate's related mygrid list

These lists can be signed up to by clicking on the above links, most developers will only need to be on the developers, general and RA's lists, the cm-info list is of interest to those wanting to know of new builds of the components

myGrid Website Maintenace

The main myGrid website has certain sections that are maintainable. These are:

• Components Section
• Publications Section
• Team Section

These are maintainable via the following methods:

• FTP - This can be used for the components section, ftp www.mygrid.org.uk contact me for username and password details
• SSH/SCP - This can be used for the components section, ssh/scp www.mygrid.org.uk contact me for username and password details
• Web Interface - This can be used for all sections of the website, click here, this allows uploads of news and publication items, editing of user details and editing of components. Contact me for username and password details

Software

This is a list of software that is currently used, you are free to use any generic client rather than the ones suggested (if applicable)

Windows

• CVS Client: TortoiseCVS WinCVS
• myGrid Workbench: Download
• Groove Collaboration Client: Download

Links

• Nightly Builds
• Bug Tracking System
• Manchester AG Node availability

-- RichCawley - 13 Oct 2003