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Hi folks, I am trying to convince my IT group to give me a separate server for CVS instead of installing the service and repositories on a existing server that runs a busy application. Everywhere I have read I see the statement that you should, whenever possible, install on a server dedicated only to CVS. For example, on www.devguy.com <www.devguy.com> (http://www.devguy.com/fp/cfgmgmt/cvs/cvs_admin_nt.htm <http://www.devguy.com/fp/cfgmgmt/cvs/cvs_admin_nt.htm> ): "Do not use the CVS server machine for any purpose besides a CVS server." Can someone give me some strong reasons as to why this is the case? I assume restricted access is one key reason. Our existing server meets that criteria, but it is often in heavy production use and I don't want to take it down for reboots as I expand our CVS utilities into such things as ViewCVS, etc. (nor do I want a webserver running on that server, either). The server is also a validated system that I don't want to muck around on. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Cheers, Tim Tim Williams SAS Systems Administrator PRA International Charlottesville, VA WilliamsTim at praintl.com