Ben Coffman wrote:

>I am sure this has been asked a few time, but I can't find and answer to it.
>  When I try to login to myb cvs account on a RH linux machine from a winXP
>machine. I get the following error
>
>cvs [login aborted]: unrecognized auth response from 192.168.50.50: Usage:
>cvs [cvs-options] command [command-options-and-arguments]
>
>What could be the problem.  When I creat my passwd file and writers file do
>I need to "cvs add" them to the cvs or do I just need to create them and
>stick them in the directory?  If I do need to add the via cvs do I have to
>check them out to edit them?
>
>
>This is what I Have from my cvspserver in the xinetd.d file service
>cvspserver {
>        socket_type             = stream
>        protocol                = tcp
>        wait                    = no
>        user                    = root
>        group                   = cvsusers
>        passenv                 = PATH
>        server                  = /usr/bin/cvs
>        server-args             = -f --allow-root=/var/lib/cvsroot pserver
>}
>
>my passwd file is set up like
>
>anonymous:
>me : lskfiekclsa
>someonelse : mccoiwikj
>lastperson : lkjfajfdjasd : cvsd
>There are no spaces I added them for easy reading purposes and yes there is
>a space at the end of my passwd and writers file.
>
>Thank you,
>
>Ben
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>
>  
>
I believe the user has to have write permissions to the directory in the 
cvs root.

I created a cvs user account that the service runs as and have the few 
users that access it run as that user.

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