Larry Jones wrote:
>
> Rodent of Unusual Size writes:
> >
> > As I understand it, the USER variable is set to the username of
> > the server-local user actually accessing the repository. In the
> > case of a pserver-accessed repository, with usernames mapped
> > through the CVSROOT/passwd file mechanism, this will typically
> > be the value of the third field in the matching entry in the
> > CVSROOT/passwd file.
>
> You misunderstand. The CVS internal variable "USER" is set to
> the name of the remote user, not the user the CVS server is running
> as.
My misunderstanding is understandable, since what I said is
what the Cederqvist manual says too. :-) The manual is wrong.
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