If you specify "pserver" as the protocol in your CVSROOT definition, the server side of CVS will take username and passwords from your /etc/passwd file; a user not found in /etc/passwd with an entry in CVS password file will be accepted as well, given that the passwords match of course.
See http://cvsbook.red-bean.com/cvsbook.html#The_Password-Authenticating_Server. Karl-Koenig Koenigsson --- Beware of the quantum duck. Quark! Quark! Quark! > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > M Mason > Sent: Monday, March 25, 2002 10:57 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: cvs login > > > I'm using wincvs on the client. I have setup preferences properly. I am > getting authorization failed when attempting to login. I have > setup a passwd > file in CVSROOT directory. How can I get it to use the /etc/passwd file or > what am I missing? > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
