Re: Can't commit

I have

setenv CVS_RSH    ssh
setenv CVSROOT    kgb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:/cvsroot/pdl

They did some changes recently of the environment vars...


On Aug 24, 2006, at 9:42 AM, Sisyphus wrote:

> Hi,
> Prior to the almighty sourceforge CVS stuff up, I could commit  
> changes with:
> F:\CVS\PDL>cvs commit -m "the message" Graphics/IIS/Makefile.PL
>
> That used to get me automatically logged in, and the 'commit' made.
> There have been no changes made at my end, but since the changes at
> sourceforge, that now produces:
>
> cvs commit: Empty password used - try 'cvs login' with a real password
> cvs [server aborted]: "commit" requires write access to the repository
>
> So, I took the advice and tried a 'cvs login':
>
> F:\CVS\PDL>cvs login sisyphus_@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Logging in to :pserver:anonymous@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:2401:/ 
> cvsroot/pdl
> CVS password: *******
> cvs [login aborted]: authorization failed: server  
> pdl.cvs.sourceforge.net
> reject
> ed access to /cvsroot/pdl for user anonymous
>
> "for user anonymous" !!!! ..... what the ...  ?? I thought I was  
> logging in
> as user "sisyphus_" .
>
> I also tried:
>
> F:\CVS\PDL>cvs -z3 -d:ext:sisyphus_@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:/cvsroot/pdl
> commit -m "blah" Graphics/IIS/Makefile.PL
> cvs commit: warning: unrecognized response `FATAL ERROR: Network  
> error:
> Connecti' from cvs server
> cvs [commit aborted]: end of file from server (consult above  
> messages if
> any)
>
> Any advice on what else to try ? (In the meantime I'll try a few
> permutations.)
>
> There's an environment variable (CVS_RSH) set, that used to do the  
> trick:
> CVS_RSH="F:\PUTTY\PLINK" -ssh -pw "password"
>
> (That's not the real password.) Anyway, that environment variable  
> apparently
> used to take care of the logon for me .... but not any more.
>
> Cheers,
> Rob
>
>
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