[cvsnt] cvs client syntax with sserver

Ann Lynnworth ann at href.com
Fri Aug 13 05:26:34 BST 2004


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It was the file named root in every subdirectory which was storing the old 
connection information. Editing those fixed the problem.

Ann



At 02:08 PM 08/13/2004, Ann Lynnworth wrote:
>What is the syntax for using cvs.exe as a client (from a dos command 
>window on winnt sp6) with sserver protocol?
>
>I have tried this:
>
>set CVSROOT=:sserver:user at domain.com:2401/path/cvsrepo
>cvs update
>
>and I get "this server requires an encrypted connection" -- which is 
>correct -- I want to use an encrypted connection. Why isn't the client 
>using one if the protocol is sserver? Are there some required .pem files 
>and if so how do I figure out which ones?
>
>I can use the repository from another machine running Tortoise CVS (using 
>same user account), so I believe the server is configured properly.
>
>Note: the client machine is one that I have had trouble with before. cvsnt 
>will not install onto it (install dies), so I copy the files from another 
>machine.  Tortoise CVS installs but cannot operate (don't know why).  I 
>had this working with pserver but no longer want to use that for security 
>reasons.
>
>Thanks very much.
>
>Ann
>
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