[Cvsnt] Can't add users with cvs passwd

Tony Hoyle tmh at nothing-on.tv
Wed Mar 13 21:02:50 GMT 2002


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Scott Dewitt wrote:
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> After installing cvsnt on my machine and setting SystemAuth=no, I can no
> longer add users to the passwd file using cvs passwd.  I recieve the error
> "cvs [passwd aborted]: Only an administrator can change another users
> password".  However, I am the administrator of the 2000 box.  I have tried
> adding an "admin" file with the user name I'm using to run cvs but this
> didn't help.
>
If SystemAuth=No then your system administrator status doesn't matter
any more (because
you you just switched it off :-)

You need to put your cvs username in the CVSROOT/admin file.

Tony


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