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I tried posting a question about Win 7 on the cvsnt newsserver yesterday, but it seems like it is not relayed to the mailing list. :-( So now I try to repeat the post from memory to hopefully get a solution suggestion. I have created a development virtual machine (VMWare Workstation 6.5.3) with Windows 7 Enterprise RTM. Here I have installed all of the dev tools we use in the company (Delphi compiler, WinCvs, CVSNT Client etc). When I go to check out a project module from our corporate CVSNT server I fail to get connection to the server. I get an exit error code -1 and server rejected connection message... I have tried the following CVSROOT settings: :SSPI:cvsserver:/Repo (any cvs command using this root fails) C:\Users\bob>cvs -d :sspi:3rappl01:/3RProj ls cvs [ls aborted]: Error reading from server 3rappl01: -1: Unknown error and :SSPI:user at cvsserver:/Repo (in this case I have first issued the cvs login command but it too fails) C:\Users\bob>cvs -d :sspi:bob at 3rappl01:/3RProj login Logging in to :sspi:bob at 3rappl01:2401:/3RProj CVS Password: cvs [login aborted]: Error reading from server 3rappl01: -1: Unknown error Since I have set up one single pserver user also on this server I next tested this: :pserver:user at cvsserver:/Repo Now I was able to first do cvs login and then check out the module I needed. Here is an ls command example C:\Users\bob>cvs -d :pserver:bob at 3rappl01:/3RProj ls CVSROOT Listing module: CVSROOT checkoutlist commit_email commitinfo config .... So by bypassing built-in authentication with SSPI it is possible to use CVSNT from Windows7. This is not a valid scenario in our case though because I am the only person with a pserver login (being the CVS admin). All standard users are supposed to use SSPI. Since they are still now on XP-Pro it is not a big deal yet, but when migrating to new PC:s with Win7 it may become a problem. CVSNT Configuration information: Client: Concurrent Versions System (CVSNT) 2.5.03 (Scorpio) Build 2382 (client/server) Server: Concurrent Versions System (CVSNT) 2.5.03 (Scorpio) Build 2382 (client/server) Workstation configuration: OS: Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit RTM Connected to a workgroup with the same name as the domain (we can't attach virtual machines to the domain) Account on Win7 created with the exact same username/password as exists on the domain So this raises some interesting questions concerning the CVSNT connectivity and Windows7: - In XP SSPI works fine provided that the XP machine is attached to the domain the server is attached to - But it also works fine if the XP PC is attached to a workgroup by the same name as the domain and the local user account uses the same login name and password as on the domain. - On Windows 7 it seems like it is not possible to use SSPI in either mode What is the alternative solution to this dilemma? Bo Berglund Automation Systems Development System 3R International AB