For cvs 'init' to work over client/server the 'Case' command must be made RQ_ROOTLESS, as it is sent first by the client before the 'init' command. (Maybe you can't init over client/server on the Unix version, so this didn't bite anybody...) Tony Patch: diff -u -r1.10 server.c --- server.c 2000/02/22 12:44:36 1.10 +++ server.c 2000/03/14 15:53:11 @@ -4695,7 +4695,7 @@ REQ_LINE("Unchanged", serve_unchanged, RQ_ESSENTIAL), REQ_LINE("Notify", serve_notify, 0), REQ_LINE("Questionable", serve_questionable, 0), - REQ_LINE("Case", serve_case, 0), + REQ_LINE("Case", serve_case, RQ_ROOTLESS), REQ_LINE("Argument", serve_argument, RQ_ESSENTIAL), REQ_LINE("Argumentx", serve_argumentx, RQ_ESSENTIAL), REQ_LINE("Global_option", serve_global_option, 0), -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]