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... to change the cvs metafile reference (sakai_anon_cvs) to a hard server reference and username which eclipse seems to prefer. Make sure that the dsa signature file has been added to eclipse (preferences->cvs...). Note that this clobbers the last .bak file mademakes Root.bak2 files as a fallback.
the extssh method is the only one I have successfully used which respects the dsa signature ... the ext method keeps asking for a password.
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