[cvsnt] Ssh protocol && socket error

Tony Hoyle tmh at nodomain.org
Wed Feb 5 21:37:35 GMT 2003


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Keith D. Zimmerman wrote:
> We did set up a cygwin server here, and it works well.  I just have a
> few questions about it.
> 	1.  When we do cvs -d :ext:server:/...  from a remote machine,
> we need to enter a full path; it doesn't use the repository prefix I
> setup in the control panel.  Is there a way around this?

Build 68 should pickup the control panel settings automatically (as will 
the upcoming build 69, which I'll probably push out tomorrow if I get time).

> 	2.  Also, when entering a full path, we cannot use a ':' in the
> path.  Ie:
> 		cvs -d :ext:keith at server2:/e:/network/g-drive/cvsrepo/
> <---does not work,
> 	instead, I am forced to use a file share. Ie:
> 		cvs -d :ext:keith at server2://server2/g-drive/cvsrepo

That'll be the cvshome.org cvs client, which doesn't like drive letters. 
  Try /e//network/g-drive/cvsrepo which is a compatibility syntax for 
that client.

Tony





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