My bad, the CVSROOT that I was providing had a ":" between username and server name, otherwise the user that I was trying is a valid one. Thanks Larry for your insight and your time, P
----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Jeyappragash.J.J" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 12:05 PM Subject: Re: Authorization failed > Jeyappragash.J.J writes: > > > > I think the password format is right, cause this works if I try logging in > > from the local unix box with a different user, but fails when I try from a > > windows client. > > What happens when you log in on the local unix box with the *same* user > and password as you're trying to use on the Windows box? My guess is > that that doesn't work, either. If the "different user" you tried > logging in as is a system user and you haven't specified SystemAuth=no > in your CVSROOT/config file, the passwd file format may well be wrong > but the login is succeeding because of system authorization. If the > file format is correct, then the encrypted password for that user > doesn't match the password you're trying to use. > > -Larry Jones > > Somebody's always running my life. I never get to do what I want to do. > -- Calvin > > _______________________________________________ > Info-cvs mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs > _______________________________________________ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs
