That got it. Thanks alot Jacob. I've found the documentation on setting up CVS servers to be fairly scarce.
/*wlaver*/ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: (clug-talk) CVS Server Date: Sat, 7 Sep 2002 18:53:28 -0700 do this: cvs co CVSROOT cd CVSROOT use apache's htpasswd or whatever to create a file called 'passwd' with an entry for each valid user in the format username:hashed_password cvs add -m "Password file." passwd cvs commit -m "Adding passwd file." cd ../ cvs release CVSROOT rm -fr CVSROOT You should now have working cvs access Quoting wlaver _ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Oh, okay. I'm looking in /home/cvs/repository/CVSROOT/ for the password > file, but it does not appear to be there. Can I create one somehow, or use a > > template, or did I do something wrong at the start? > > > /*wlaver*/ > > > From: "Andrew J. Kopciuch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: (clug-talk) CVS Server > Date: Sat, 7 Sep 2002 19:29:50 -0600 > > On Saturday 07 September 2002 19:28, wlaver _ wrote: > > Did you add the user wlaver to your passwd file? If so, you will also > need > > to > > make sure the user wlaver also exists as a user account on the system. > > > > I think jacob was refering to the CVS password file. > > /home/cvs/repository/CVSROOT/password > > > That file holds the information for users allowed to use CVS. > > > > cheers, > > A~ > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Join the world�s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. > http://www.hotmail.com > > _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com
