existing CVS repo?

[john heasley]

Tue, Nov 08, 2005 at 12:11:03PM -0800, William Yardley:
> Is it possible (without heavily modifying the source) to use RANCID with
> an existing CVS repository / module (just putting it in a subdir like
> repo:module/rancid/), or, if not, is it possible to use a new module in
> an existing repository?
> 
> w

modules, no, it is not.  rancid-cvs specifically creates new modules, and
i've come to the conclusion that this is easier in terms of supporting folks
when they have cvs issues.

as for sharing a repository, possibly.  i've never tried, but you can.  try
setting CVSROOT in rancid.conf and/or symlinking ~rancidusr/CVS to the
other respository.