Nigel Morse wrote:
> 
> I've set up CVS for remote repository, and I can login using a system user
> account (i.e. my own) but I want to use separate passwords and have CVS run
> as a common user so I can tighten permissions (more to prevent accidental
> deletation).
> 
> I created a $CVSROOT/CVSROOT/passwd file with just
> 
> dummy::cvs
> 
> in it (cvs is a system account), but I can login as dummy with no password -
> i just get the failed message. I can still login using my own (system)
> account (ultimately I will turn off the system auth. ability).
> 
> Do I have to do anything special to the passwd file to get it to be used?

If you want easy passwd file management try the cvspwd utility at
http://www.pajamian.dhs.org .

Regards, Peter

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