[Biopython-dev] Biopython to begin transition to Subversion

[Peter]

>> How strange - for me it asked for my password three times (this was
>> the issue I had emailed Chris about directly; also establishing that
>> yes, the same accounts and passwords were being used as in CVS).  I
>> hope they can sort this out...
>
> That's about normal and just the way svn works.  I don't know the
> details, but AFAIK svn connects multiple times to the repo: Version
> Checking for changes, downloading data, etc. -- every operation needs
> a separate authentication.  Quite stupid, in a way.
>
> You might want to generate a public key and add it to the
> ~/.ssh/authorized_keys file on the server - you won't be asked for a
> password any more.

I just stumbled on an OBF wiki page which goes into a little more
detail about why there are multiple password prompts:
http://www.open-bio.org/wiki/SVN-Developers

Peter